RAF Supermarine Spitfire LF MkVb Spitfire EP120 G-LFVB AE-A & Goodyear FG-1D Corsair 130-A G-FGID Royal Navy KD345 Fleet Air Arm

RAF Supermarine Spitfire LF MkVb Spitfire EP120 G-LFVB AE-A 402 Squadron City of Winnipeg RCAF

Aircraft was constructed in 1942 at the castle Bromwich factory in the UK and has served with sevral different squadron’s but while serving with 501 squadron scored 6 of its confirmed kills with squadron leader Geoffrey Northcott as the pilot.

Aircraft is now in the colours of 402 Squadron City of Winnipeg RCAF

From 1968 to 1989 the Spitfire was a Gate Guardian at RAF Wattisham

 

Goodyear FG-1D Corsair 130-A G-FGID Royal Navy KD345 Fleet Air Arm

1945 accepted by the US Navy BuNo 88297

This plane is now painted as KD345 which was with the 1850 squadron based on HMS Vengeance, part of the British Pacific fleet

Photo taken at One of Duxford's Flying days shows

at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire UK 22nd May 2021

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