RAF 91 Squadron Spitfire photographs
Spitfire MkVc RAF 91Sqn DLZ AB216 lined up at Hawkinge May 1942 IWM CH5429
Spitfire Mk Vs of No. 91 Squadron lined up at Hawkinge, May 1942. Standing nearest the camera is the Squadron's Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader R W Oxspring, in front of his personal aircraft, a Mark VC, AB216: DL-Z. Next to him, in front of another Mark VC, is the 'B' Flight commander, Flight-Lieutenant F H Silk. The remaining aircraft are Mark VBs
Imperial War Museum IWM CH 5429 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205126925
Spitfire MkVc RAF 91Sqn DLZ Nigeria Oyo Province AB216 Sqn Ldr RW Oxspring at Hawkinge Kent IWM CH5444
Spitfire MkVc RAF 91Sqn DLZ Nigeria Oyo Province AB216 Sqn Ldr RW Oxspring at Hawkinge Kent IWM CH5444
Squadron Leader R W Oxspring, Commanding Officer of No. 91 Squadron RAF standing on the wing of his Supermarine Spitfire Mark VC, AB216 DL-Z "Nigeria Oyo Province", at Hawkinge, Kent. One of the first Spitfire pilots in the RAF, Oxspring fought through the Battle of Britain with No. 66 Squadron RAF. He commanded 91 Squadron from January to July 1942, and, after them, No. 72 Squadron RAF with whom he moved to North Africa. He then joined the Staff at Fighter Command HQ before assuming command of 322 Squadron RAF in 1944. Oxspring led the Detling Wing until the end of the war, by which time he had destroyed 12 enemy aircraft.
Imperial War Museum IWM CH 5444 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205210170
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