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F/O Stanley Neville Hancock

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2025-02-18

F/L William Lionel Ravenhill

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2025-02-18

F/Sgt James Reginald English

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2025-02-18

Sgt Francis William Morris

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2025-02-18

P/O Peter Francis Noble

from: Canada ... details
update: 2025-02-18

W/O Kenneth Russum

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2025-02-18

Lt S R Pittard

from: South Africa ... details
update: 2025-02-18

W/O Edward Alfred Rushmere

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2025-02-18

W/O Thomas William Cooper

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2025-02-18

F/Sgt Edgar Ray

from: Australia Yarram ... details
update: 2025-02-18

F/L John Thornton Allan

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2025-02-18

P/O Stanley Clarence Stephens

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2025-02-18

Sgt Grenville Humphrey Butler

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2025-02-18

F/O Gerald Malcolm Theodore Kerr

from: United Kingdom Headingly ... details
update: 2025-02-18

Lt R L Lomax

from: South Africa ... details
update: 2025-02-17
 
* recent aircraft updated

TP279

stats: FRXVIII ALD G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP280

stats: FRXVIII EA G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP281

stats: FRXVIII EA G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP282

stats: FRXVIII ALD G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP283

stats: FRXVIII ALD G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP284

stats: FRXVIII ALD G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP229

stats: XVIII ALD G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP230

stats: XVIII KEA G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP231

stats: XVIII ALD G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP232

stats: XVIII ALD G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP233

stats: XVIII ALD G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP234

stats: XVIII ALD G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP235

stats: XVIII ALD G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP236

stats: FRXIV ? G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TP237

stats: FRXIV KEA G65 ... details
update: 2025-10-27
 
* recent comments & questions

Love this photo

hat's my father, John Bendixsen, sitting on the top of the Spit. To his right, I think, is Bob Mackie. Recently identified by Michael Pre ...

on: article, 2022-08-25 ... details

My grandfather, John Heber Percy flew this Spitfire on April 12 1941 as part of a Convoy patrol with No. 152 Hyderabad Sqd. from RAF Portrea ...

on: aircraft, 2022-08-13 ... details

Thanks for your Addition and Question

Thanks Gerry, hopefully someone can fill in some of the story. Of note he was a Hurricane pilot, which is welcome, as in the early days of ...

on: pilots, 2022-08-05 ... details

Spitfire trials against Zero (Hap)

This Spitfire has been recognised as the aircraft in these trials flown by F/L Bardie Wawn ...

on: aircraft, 2022-08-01 ... details

Comments from a relative on Capture and

From a distant relative (D Anderson) ... Hi: I have more information Robert Mould English, an RCAF fighter pilot. He was presumed to have di ...

on: pilots, 2022-07-15 ... details

Paint scheme for L1004 Mk XIII PR protot

http://www.wardrawings.be/WW2/Files/2-Airplanes/Allies/3-UK/01-Fighters/Supermarine-Spitfire/Spitfire-PRMk13.htm ...

on: aircraft, 2022-06-25 ... details

Bluey Truscott's death

Bluey Truscott died in crash at Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia 28th March 1943 when his Kittyhawk collided with glassy water after making m ...

on: pilots, 2022-06-13 ... details

Crash landing QJ-B

The photos of the aircraft here are from my father's collection of original photos and the painting. The B&W photos were taken when he crash ...

on: aircraft, 2022-06-10 ... details