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"Il était une fois le Pas de Calais libéré 2021" - Haillicourt (62) France
"Once upon a time the Pas de Calais liberated 2021 " - Haillicourt - France
I'm sure this pilot spotted me taking pictures and waved right at me. Because I stand out from all the other middle-aged men with long lenses taking pictures of the Spitfires. But he is looking right into my camera. This is Spitfire Mk Vc EE602, - I know everyone wants to know that.
Spitfires, like other 'taildragger' aircraft are notriously difficult to taxi as the pilot has no easy view of the road ahead - they have to lean out of first one side then the other to check they are on track - literally! This is Spitfire PR Mk XI PL983
At my photo workshop last September I got to sit in the Spitfire cockpit - however we were not allowed to take anything into the cockpit in case something was dropped and got stuck in any awkward places of which there were many .
On my photo workshop last week back at Shuttleworth again , the Spitfire was in the same hangar that our low light task was in . We were allowed in amongst the planes but to take full care not to damage anything and the same rules applied about dropping anything in the cockpit , although this time we could lean over and grab a shot this time -- thank goodness for swivel screens !!
Another great photo workshop by Darren Harbar !!
A picture can hardly convey the NOISE and excitement of a dozen Spitfires taking to the air one after the other! This full-frame, uncropped image is of a 1945, RR Griffon 65 engined Mk XVIII which could hit 425mph.
As we're waiting in for the plumber and as it's two years since my "Fly with a Spitfire" day I thought I'd post another one of the images from that day. Seeing as the images were taken through the windows of the light aircraft we were in I'm very pleased with the quality. I'd like this to be a tribute to the brave men on all sides who gave their lives. This image will enlarge slightly for more detail if you're interested,.
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows, in what I recall being their 'Spitfire Formation' during the 2015 Scottish International Air Show at Ayr, Scotland.
Captured in September 2015 with white smoke trails against a plain sky I opted for a striking black and white edit for the usually colourful display here. Wishing you all a fantastic weekend of photography. If you are heading to the Ayr Show 2023 today or tomorrow. don't forget your sunscreen as it is forecast to be the hottest day of the year for the UK so far!
Stay safe and keep the shutters clicking!
This image was taken at the Tocumwal Airshow. Tocumwal is a small riverside town in southern New south Wales. It is a tourist destination for those that like, or love to fish, and those that enjoy water sports. Here is a link to Tocumwal's wiki page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocumwal.
For more info on this plane here is a link to its wiki page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire.
You get a real sense of speed from this Spitfire FR Mk XIV as it leaves the ground. The undercarriage is in the process of retracting - we can see the left main wheel folding up into the wing, and the small tail wheel at the rear is almost inside.
The round window on the side is a camera port for taking air to ground photos - this model of Spitfire could be used as both a Fighter and Reconnaissance aircraft, hence the FR designation in the name.
Powered by a Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, this type could achieve more than 440mph in level flight. Photographed at Duxford in Oct 2024.
Pilot Gabriel Barton at the controls of this Spitfire Mk Vc, serial EE602. The metallic, circular fuel filling point is clearly visible on top of the cowling.
A reasonably well resolved image - the stencilled 'Walkway' wording is clearly legible.
The six exhausts on each side of the engine are paired into three 'fish tails' - these both suppressed any flames emanating from the exhausts (which could be seen from a great distance in low light) and also created a tiny bit of extra thrust.
Based at Duxford, this Spitfire was photographed at Old Warden in August of 2024.
I've had this tiny little model plane sitting on my speaker for ages, but this morning I noticed the morning light hitting the plane creating this shadow. Of course, I had to grab my camera. :)
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© Mike Mulcahy 2022
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The poem, High Flight, has over the years become a mantra to pilots.
It is reproduced here as a tribute to, and in memory of pilots of all generations.
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High Flight
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue,
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
Pilot Officer Gillespie Magee
No 412 squadron, RCAF
Killed 11 December 1941
Written by John Gillespie Magee when he was 19 year old fighter pilot during WW11 - as he soared into the atmosphere during a high altitude test flight of a Spitfire V.
Magee died three month later in a mid-air collision.
A shot taking in the the cannon of a "c" wing set up on this Mk 5c Spitfire AR501 . Our photo workshop with this Spitfire gave us the chance to get into and upto the plane that was not usually possible .
A little more info on the " c " wing configuration :-
The “c” wing appeared in October 1941. It was a “universal” wing that could take eight .303in machine guns, four 20mm cannon or two 20mm cannon and four machine guns. Each cannon now had 120 rounds, compared to the 60 of the “b” wing. This wing was used on the majority of Mk V Spitfires, normally with the combined cannon and machine guns configuration. The “c” wing also had the capability to carry two 250lb bombs under the wings, or one 500lb bomb under the fuselage. If machine guns were used, they were used in the outboard position. The “a” and “b” wings were not used after the Spitfire V.
This Spitfire is a reconnaissance PR Mk.XI, an unarmed version with extra fuel tanks instead of guns. A camera port is visible behind the pilot.
The black and white stripes were applied to all Allied aircraft just before the D-Day landings of 6th June 1944 in an attempt to minimise ‘friendly fire’ incidents.
Pictured here, pilot John Romain makes a high speed pass, captured at a slow shutter-speed to show a full prop circle.
Cliff Spink leads a formation of 9 Spitfires the Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show 2019. In total 15 Spitfires took part in the balbo.
RAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX TD314 displays above Headcorn Aerodrome during the 2020 Battle of Britain Air Show.
Spitfire - Compton Abbas, Dorset
I spent a really enjoyable morning in the sun yesterday photographing this beauty landing and taking off.
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Here we have a true Ronseal "It does exactly what it says on the tin" moment as the spitfire MKXI (PL965) literally spits fire.
Just after take-off, this is a Mk.XIV Spitfire painted as it was in 1947 for the (then Royal) Indian Air Force.
More than 20,000 Spitfires had been built by the end of WW2, and many continued in service, used by more than 30 Air Arms around the world, well into the 1950s.
Weston Aerodrome, Leixlip Co Kildare.
On static display, prior to partaking in the Bray Air Display, July 23rd/24th.
Link to the aircraft's history: www.ml407.co.uk/history/