James Craik Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Craik Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 No info available, maybe someone in the know can fill us in.Photos taken, Sept. 1953. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Mk 17s, and they seem to have "LM" tailcodes, so it's likely that that is Lossiemouth. Edited June 24, 2022 by MikeC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF4EVER Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) The cockpit photo has been reversed. Edited June 24, 2022 by RAF4EVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 hour ago, RAF4EVER said: The cockpit photo has been reversed. And so has the 5th photo down, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 2 hours ago, RAF4EVER said: The cockpit photo has been reversed. 52 minutes ago, Rob G said: And so has the 5th photo down, as well. So they have, I thought they looked a bit odd. Taking the aircraft featured in the first and fourth photos, SP344, the Spitfire site shows it as having been built by Cunliffe Owen, and delivered to the RNDA on 22/1/1946, then in January 1948 to RAE for trials. There are no details of any other service. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p102.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Interesting photos, including with the colourful Canadian Sabres in the background. SP344 looks like it's in an interim phase of colour scheme, with the new D-type roundels now on the upper wings and placed well outboard. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Craik Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Bedders said: Interesting photos, including with the colourful Canadian Sabres in the background. SP344 looks like it's in an interim phase of colour scheme, with the new D-type roundels now on the upper wings and placed well outboard. Justin The sabres are new Mk4s of 422 Sqn. R.C.A.F., on their way to 4 Wing in Germany. Exercise Leapfrog IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Note also the North Star in the background, and in the first photo, a Firefly T2 Interesting that the 'wartime' colours had survived for so long. It does look very tatty, I wonder if it was still flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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