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Clifford Rodney Spink (born 17 May 1946) is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer, who is now a Spitfire display pilot on the national air display circuit. The first Spitfire he ever flew belonged to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, during his tenure as Station Commander of RAF Coningsby.
Static display. Spitfire LF Mk.IXE TE565. Served with No. 310 (Czech) Squadron as A-712. Transferred to Czech Air Force in 1945 and put on display in the National Technical Museum from 1950 to 1970 when it was loaned to the Kbely Aviation Museum. In 2008 it was moved back to the National Technical Museum and put on static display as TE565 / NN ...
The Spitfire was also adopted for service on aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy; in this role they were renamed Supermarine Seafire. Although the first version of the Seafire, the Seafire Ib, was a straight adaptation of the Spitfire Vb, successive variants incorporated much needed strengthening of the basic structure of the airframe and ...
Ray Hanna Hanna in Spitfire MH434 in 2005 Born (1928-08-28) 28 August 1928 Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand Died 1 December 2005 (2005-12-01) (aged 77) Switzerland Buried Parham, Suffolk, United Kingdom Allegiance United Kingdom Service / branch Royal Air Force Years of service 1949–1971 Rank Squadron Leader Commands Red Arrows Awards Air Force Cross & Bar Queen's Commendation for Valuable ...
Active air display teams, military and civilian Display team Country Operator Current aircraft When formed Notes, references AeroSuperBatics: United Kingdom: civilian: Boeing–Stearman Model 75: 1982: The world's only formation wingwalking team [1] Al Fursan: United Arab Emirates: United Arab Emirates Air Force: Aermacchi MB-339NAT: 2010: Alap ...
November 1942 photo of a very early Mk IXb of 306 (Polish) ToruĊski Squadron.. The Supermarine Spitfire, the only British fighter to be manufactured before, during and after the Second World War, was designed as a short-range fighter capable of defending Britain from bomber attack [1] and achieved legendary status fulfilling this role during the Battle of Britain. [2]
Supermarine Spitfire IX wearing the Red Indian markings and AU code of No. 421 Squadron on display at the Canadian Aviation Museum at Rockcliffe Airport near Ottawa.. During 1942 the squadron was under 10 Group and flew its mission from RAF Warmwell, RAF Fairwood Common, RAF Bolt Head, RAF Ibsley, RAF Angle, RAF Zeals and RAF Charmy Down. [2]
Spitfire is a 2018 British documentary feature film about the history of the Supermarine Spitfire and its last surviving pilots during World War II. The film was released in commemoration of the centenary of the Royal Air Force and features narration by Charles Dance .