Long-serving Spitfire Mk 1 P9311 with tropical filter and no armament, at Fayid, Egypt, on May 19, 1943.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Spitfire Vc EP689/UF-X of No 601 Squadron at Gerbini on August 30, 1943. Note the winged sword badge of 601 Squadron above the fin flash, clipped wing tips, and Aboukir filter.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Dispersed with EP688 at Gerbini on August 30, 1943, was this Spitfire Mk Vb, WR-Z, of No 40 Squadron SAAF. Both aircraft have the red roundel centres over-painted orange, as usual with SAAF aircraft.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Spitfire Vc BR390/ZX-N of No 145 Squadron at El Kabrit, December 19, 1942. Note caps over cannon barrels and individual aircraft letter under the spinner. Code letters were red with white outlines.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

One of a large number of Mk Vbs ordered from the Castle Bromwich factory on January 1, 1942, JK779, was, in common with most of the batch, delivered as a tropicalised Mk Vc. It is seen here at El Kabrit on January 15, 1943.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Believed to be SN-B of No 243 Squadron, Spitfire Mk Vc JK446 was a Castle Bromwich-built batch ordered as Mk Vbs in January 1942. Seen at Catania, Sicily on November 7, 1943, the aircraft has red and blue national insignia applied, apparently, over Type C.I. fuselage roundels and equivalent fin flash.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Spitfire Mk Vc, - believed to be ES361 (ES317 ???) of the 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force, at Ponte Olivio, Sicily, on August 16, 1943.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Adrian Swire's Booker-based Spitfire IX, MH434/G-ASJV.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX / XVI - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942

"Спитфайр" Mk.VIII, летящий над Тихим океаном в одном строю с P-38
Spitfire VIII, A58-499/UP-L of No 79 Squadron, RAAF, tucks in very close to the wing of a USAF P-38 Lightning over the Pacific.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed P-38 Lightning - СШАUSA - 1939Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VI / VII / VIII - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942

Another 601 Squadron aircraft, Spitfire HF.VIII JF447, seen at Gerbini, Sicily, on October 3, 1943. 601 was one of the few squadrons to retain its badge on operational aircraft during the war.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VI / VII / VIII - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942

The parent unit of this Spitfire Mk Vb, EP688, was No 40 Squadron SAAF. One of the Spitfires combining the fighter and reconnaissance roles, it has the oblique camera port aft of the cockpit and Aboukir filter modifications to the carburettor air intake. It is seen here at Gerbini on August 30, 1943, and was eventually written off on April 26, 1945.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire PR / FR - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

The later broad-chord rudder of the Spitfire PR.Mk XI is well illustrated upper right by PA846/F, seen at Comilla, India, on August 4, 1944. Note the well-worn look and the SEAC-type fuselage roundels painted over Type B roundels.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire PR / FR - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

One of the Spitfires providing photographic reconnaissance over Sicily was this PR.Mk XI, EN657, seen here at Ponte Olivio on August 16, 1943.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire PR / FR - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939