Nine Balkenkreuze and three silhouettes of the Fieseler Fi 103, aka „Vergeltungswaffe 1 (V1)“ as kill markings depict this Spitfire Mk.XVI as the personal plane of Otto Smik. Smik was one of the most successfully ...
When talking about the "Black Spitfire", the sole example of this classic fighter to be airworthy in the Middle East region, everyone in Israel with an interest in classic airplanes or aviation histor ...
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Heavy warbirds such as the Skyraider, Corsair, Fury, Bearcat or Alize were parked in a second row on the apron, and the Spitfires, Mustangs, a Hurriance, plenty of T-6 Texans were placed more appropriatel ...
... from a grass strip, and even fewer are the opportunities it see it from up so close. Legendary fighters such as the Spitfire, Fury, Mustang or Buchon (the Spanish Messerschmitt Bf109) start up their engine ...
... l decorated F-16 Fighting Falcons. One jet from each 349 and 350 Squadron received „D-Day“ stripes on its wing and fuselage and a special scheme on the tail showing a Supermarine Spitfire flying over t ...
... Yakolvlev Yak-11, and of course the Classic Trainer warbirds, namely two Harvard Mk.IIa and the Supermarine Spitfire. The main attraction however was the France-based Junkers Ju-52 “Tante Ju”.
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... those aircraft fly in close formation! Of course the German planes were ‘chased’ by Spitfires of different marks that in the course of the battle also achieved an aerial victory over their enemies.
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Looking at such a ‘not-so-famous’ combat history it is no wonder that Airacobras and Kingcobras are not in the same spotlight as a Mustang or Spitfire. ...
... Havilland DH-89 Mosquito, Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane was up as well. Obviously their German counterparts, namely the Junkers Ju-52 and Focke-Wulf FW 190 (this one being a Flugwerk re-build) ...
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Supermarine Spitfire & Hawker Hurricane - the BBMF
One exception from the “Fly Navy” theme were the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF). They ...
... the Texas Flying Legends Museum and their stunning choreography of a 6-ship warbird formation consisting of a B-25J, Spitfire, P-51D, TBM-3E, Wildcat and P-40K combined with pyrotechnics on the ground. ...
... which made its first appearance in France. Before its solo display it was nicely flown in a three-ship formation together with a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane.
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... yet. This year the great WWII aerial mock combat acts, which are one of the trademarks of the Classic Fighters air show, thus had to go on without the German enemy being chased by Allied Mustangs, Spitfires ...
... il sunset. Shortly after the Hunter the BBMF (Battle of Britain Memorial Flight) formation of the Hurricane IIc LF363 in the brand-new 1 Squadron paint-scheme and Spitfire IX MK356 came for two short fly-b ...
... e "Aunti Ju" from La Ferté-Alais, France, could not make it over. This was also the case for a Spitfire, Mustang and Corsair from Max Alpha Aviation / Meiermotors from Germany.
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... Of course it was the one in the colours of Otto Smik's Spitfire!
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The Patrulla Aspa was thus the only international display team to come to the birthd ...
For a start this is a short preview about what was going on at this year's "Flying Legends" Airshow at Duxford.
Where? Duxford, Great Britain When? 30/06-01/07/2012
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... did some more passes before flying back to their homebase. Very interesting was the formation of the Belgian Solo Demo F-16 and a Spitfire, representing the past and present of the Belgian Air Forces (whic ...
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More piston power from this era was presented by a Mustang, Spitfire, Sea Fury and the Red Bull P-38 Lightning:
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... seum. Consisting of a Stearman, a Harvard and a Spitfire it performs some solo flying as well as a tight formation, with the highlight being for sure the solo display of the Spitfire as well as the for ...
