• Aircraft:

  Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXb

• Reg: G-ASJV photos
• Serial #:

  5562

• Airline: Private
• Photo Date: Jun 29, 2011
• Uploaded: Jul 04, 2020
• Duxford - EGSU, United Kingdom

The Rolls-Royce Merlin 63 of “Mylcraine” getting some summer sunshine and TLC at Duxford. Combat veteran MH434 went into action with No. 222 Sqn. in Aug. 1943 and shot down or damaged four Luftwaffe fighters in three weeks. It later flew with No. 349 Sqn. After the war, the Spitfire served with Royal Netherlands Air Force No. 322 Sqn. and saw action in Indonesia. After returning to the UK, it featured in “Operation Crossbow”, “Battle of Britain” and “A Bridge Too Far”.

Photographer

Aircraft

Ian Hawkes G-ASJV

185 0 0 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXb

Adolfo Bento de Urquía G-ASJV

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Parked at Heveningham Hall

Josh Knights G-ASJV

1,520 3 0 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXb

Photo location

David Blaker N77MS

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Lukasz Stawiarz 155529

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David Blaker G-BNUL

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Photographer

A wet morning departure for “Chäserrugg” from Rwy 14 at SSRIA

Arjun Sarup HB-JHR

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Aft section on display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum

Arjun Sarup V-190

455 3 0 Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero

Radar flight trials aircraft on static display at Aero India 2023 carrying the name “Virupaksha” on the nose, a reference to the all-seeing Lord Shiva

Arjun Sarup LY7701

526 8 0 British Aerospace BAe 125-800A