The Spitfire is always a popular sight at any airshow, and at this year's Blackpool Airshow the Spitfire, Hurricane and Dakota, as part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight were all due to appear. However, for some reason the crowds were treated to a great display by just a lone Spitfire'
The Spitfire was produced in greater numbers than other British combat aircraft. 20,341 were built, with 22 variants.
It's original design allowed for keeping pace with improvements in performance and maintaining it's air superiority over enemy fighters.
The iconic Spitfire played a major part in achieving ultimate victory in World War Two and rightly deserves its place as probably the most successful fighter design ever, and certainly the most charismatic.
AWESOME PICS Mike! - as I wipe the drool away :-) It's been some time since a Spitfire appeared here at Nellis for the Golden Air Tattoo Air Shows
ReplyDeleteThanks Ed. Just to keep the Anglo-American balance I've got a few pics of an old B-17 bomber to post next.
ReplyDeleteoooooh! can't wait :-) I have a ton of air show photos taken long before I started the blog and always meant to post. Just gotta find time to do it!
DeleteI agree Scoop, great shots! I was hoping that that chap who searched for Spitfires in Brazil or somewhere would find a buried fleet but he never did I din't think. They must still be quite rare then Spitfires.
ReplyDeleteThanks Woodsy. I'm not sure how many Spitfires are still in flying condition. I believe there's only 12 Hurricane fighters still airworthy in the world, with only six of those in the UK.
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