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Originally Posted by David Layne It's a Spitfire being lifted into the U.S.S. Wasp, in Liverpool 1942. The Wasp was shipping the aircraft to Malta. The photo was taken by the actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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That is a great photo, and great album.
David, this will probably get lost on this thread. How about starting a new thread on
War in the Air forum?
Shame the last number on the serial can't be seen - all the BP97X series were shipped to Malta, so it's impossible to say what happened to this one.