Spitfire

**spidge** · 09-17-2007, 10:15 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire

Spitfire,-1939-.jpg

Spitfire Flying over the English Coast 1939

Spitfire_IV_XII_DP845 Griffin.jpg

The first Griffon-powered Spitfire, DP845.

SpitfireDuxford2JM2.jpg

Duxford, 2001. The "Grace Spitfire," a preserved trainer version, ex-No. 485 Squadron RNZAF.

**Kitty** · 09-19-2007, 02:54 PM

The Seafire adaptation of the spitfire.
Seafire3a.jpg

A Spitfire turning a V1 with its wing tip.
spit & V1.jpg

spitfireozfc2.jpg

**Kitty** · 09-19-2007, 03:00 PM

The Spitfire was developed originally from the MkIX floatplane that was designed for the Schneider trophy contest. The MkIX won a number of years in a row until war was declared.

The MkIX floatplane
FloatplaneMkIX.jpg

And close up detail of the Schneider Trophy
schneider trophy.jpg

**spidge** · 12-08-2007, 05:52 AM

Came across this photo:

Anyone seen it before? I haven't!

ADDENDUM WITH LINKS TO OTHER SITES: medievalhistory.net

**Kyt** · 12-08-2007, 06:16 AM

That is a beautiful picture.

It shows up the camo so much better than this:

Aircraft illustration
(scroll down about half way)

Its history:

37 Maintenance Unit 15-9-41
222S 'ZD-F' 1-10-41
Rodeo 51 shot down by Fw190 over France on sweep to Ostend 25-5-42
S/Ldr Jankiewiez killed

**Antipodean Andy** · 12-08-2007, 06:18 AM

Haven't seen that before, Spidgeman. Rather happily, I picked it as a 222 Sqn Mk V, mainly because the ZD codes are carried by OFMC's MK IX MH434. No doubt my big head will deflate soon!

Great pic. Is that a S/L "flag" below the cockpit? Edit: just saw Kyt's post so I guess it is!

**Kyt** · 12-08-2007, 06:29 AM

It is a S/L flag but not for Jankiewiez. The IWM states that the pictures shows

Spitfire Mark VB, AD233 'ZD-F', being flown by the Commanding Officer of No.222 Squadron RAF, Squadron Leader Richard Milne, when based at North Weald, Essex

**David Layne** · 12-08-2007, 06:37 AM

Some of you will have seen this sketch before as I have posted it elsewhere. However it is of interest and I feel it warrants inclusion here.

The drawing is taken from my father's P.O.W. "Wartime Log." He and the artist Tich Lockyer were prisoners together.

Tich is depicting his own shoot down by Obfw Hermann Staege 2./LG 2
on 23 Feb. 1941. On this day Tich Lockyer was operating over Ostend with 1 PRU. He was flying Spitfire R6598.

Also attached with the sketch are a couple of pictures of Tich taken when he was a P.O.W.

**Kyt** · 12-08-2007, 06:44 AM

As I'm sure I've said before, David, that is such a beautiful sketch. I know it is sacreligious to say so but that would look great framed and hanging on the (my!!) wall.

Cheers.

**David Layne** · 12-08-2007, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by Kyt

As I'm sure I've said before, David, that is such a beautiful sketch. I know it is sacreligious to say so but that would look great framed and hanging on the (my!!) wall.

Cheers.

By all means make a copy. I'm sure you could do it.

You could take the three flying ducks off your wall and replace them with that.