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Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford (deceased) - Art prints and originals signed by Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford (deceased)

Alexander N R L Appleford

Alexander N R L Appleford
The signature of Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford (deceased)

17 / 4 / 2012Died : 17 / 4 / 2012

Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford (deceased)

Born in September 1921, Robin Appleford was one of the youngest pilots to take part in the Battle of Britain. He joined 66 Squadron at Duxford on 13th May 1940, flying Spitfires. He was shot down over the Thames Estuary during a dogfight on 4th September 1940, but baled out slightly wounded. After a spell as an instructor, in 1943 he flew another combat tour, this time with 274 Squadron, flying Hurricanes on coastal defence in North Africa. After a spell with the Aircraft Delivery Unit, he went to South Africa as a flying instructor. Sadly, we have learned that Alexander Appleford passed away on 17th April 2012.


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 The Battle of Britain commenced at the beginning of June 1940, and for the next two and a half gruelling months the young men of Royal Air Force Fighter Command, duelled with the cream of Goerings Luftwaffe over the skies of southern England.  It wa......
Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor.
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 The Battle of Britain commenced at the beginning of June 1940, and for the next two and a half gruelling months the young men of Royal Air Force Fighter Command, duelled with the cream of Goerings Luftwaffe over the skies of southern England.  It wa......
Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor. (AP)
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 The Battle of Britain commenced at the beginning of June 1940, and for the next two and a half gruelling months the young men of Royal Air Force Fighter Command, duelled with the cream of Goerings Luftwaffe over the skies of southern England.  It wa......
Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor. (B)
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 Squadron Leader H C Sawyer is depicted here flying his 65 Sqn Spitfire Mk.1a R6799 (YT-D) in the skies above Kent on 31st July 1940 at the height of the Battle of Britain. Chasing him is Major Hans Trubenbach of 1 Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 2 in his Mes......
High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (F)
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Squadron Leader H C Sawyer is depicted here flying his 65 Sqn Spitfire Mk.1a R6799 (YT-D) in the skies above Kent on 31st July 1940 at the height of the Battle of Britain. Chasing him is Major Hans Trubenbach of 1 Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 2 in his Mes......

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 A pair of Spitfire Mk.IXEs of 611 Squadron make their way home from a patrol during the summer of 1942.  At this time 611 Squadron were based at Kenley and were the first squadron to receive the new Mk.IX putting it on equal terms, for the first tim......
Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (AP)
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A pair of Spitfire Mk.IXEs of 611 Squadron make their way home from a patrol during the summer of 1942. At this time 611 Squadron were based at Kenley and were the first squadron to receive the new Mk.IX putting it on equal terms, for the first tim......

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 A pair of Spitfire Mk.IXEs of 611 Squadron make their way home from a patrol during the summer of 1942. At this time 611 Squadron were based at Kenley and were the first squadron to receive the new Mk.IX putting it on equal terms, for the first time......
Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (C)
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A pair of Spitfire Mk.IXEs of 611 Squadron make their way home from a patrol during the summer of 1942. At this time 611 Squadron were based at Kenley and were the first squadron to receive the new Mk.IX putting it on equal terms, for the first time......

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 Under the watchful eye of his more experienced tutor a trainee pilot gets his first taste of the Spitfire Mk.IIa, airborne from Tangmere early in 1941.  the nearest aircraft is P7856 (YT-C) which enjoyed a long career, surviving until 1945. ......
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (AP)
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Under the watchful eye of his more experienced tutor a trainee pilot gets his first taste of the Spitfire Mk.IIa, airborne from Tangmere early in 1941. the nearest aircraft is P7856 (YT-C) which enjoyed a long career, surviving until 1945. ......

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 Under the watchful eye of his more experienced tutor a trainee pilot gets his first taste of the Spitfire Mk.IIa, airborne from Tangmere early in 1941. the nearest aircraft is P7856 (YT-C) which enjoyed a long career, surviving until 1945. ......
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (C)
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Under the watchful eye of his more experienced tutor a trainee pilot gets his first taste of the Spitfire Mk.IIa, airborne from Tangmere early in 1941. the nearest aircraft is P7856 (YT-C) which enjoyed a long career, surviving until 1945. ......

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 On the 9th September 1940,  No.92 Squadron was thrown into the Battle of Britain.  They had fought bravely during the evacuation of Dunkirk, and after a spell on convoy patrol, they were thrust into the desperate climax of the greatest air battle in......
High Summer by Anthony Saunders.
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On the 9th September 1940, No.92 Squadron was thrown into the Battle of Britain. They had fought bravely during the evacuation of Dunkirk, and after a spell on convoy patrol, they were thrust into the desperate climax of the greatest air battle in......

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 On the 9th September 1940,  No.92 Squadron was thrown into the Battle of Britain.  They had fought bravely during the evacuation of Dunkirk, and after a spell on convoy patrol, they were thrust into the desperate climax of the greatest air battle in......
High Summer by Anthony Saunders. (AP)
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On the 9th September 1940, No.92 Squadron was thrown into the Battle of Britain. They had fought bravely during the evacuation of Dunkirk, and after a spell on convoy patrol, they were thrust into the desperate climax of the greatest air battle in......

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 On the 9th September 1940,  No.92 Squadron was thrown into the Battle of Britain.  They had fought bravely during the evacuation of Dunkirk, and after a spell on convoy patrol, they were thrust into the desperate climax of the greatest air battle in......
High Summer by Anthony Saunders. (RM)
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On the 9th September 1940, No.92 Squadron was thrown into the Battle of Britain. They had fought bravely during the evacuation of Dunkirk, and after a spell on convoy patrol, they were thrust into the desperate climax of the greatest air battle in......

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 On the 9th September 1940,  No.92 Squadron was thrown into the Battle of Britain.  They had fought bravely during the evacuation of Dunkirk, and after a spell on convoy patrol, they were thrust into the desperate climax of the greatest air battle in......
High Summer by Anthony Saunders. (XX)
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On the 9th September 1940, No.92 Squadron was thrown into the Battle of Britain. They had fought bravely during the evacuation of Dunkirk, and after a spell on convoy patrol, they were thrust into the desperate climax of the greatest air battle in......

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 If you had the height, you controlled the battle. If you came out of the sun, the enemy could not see you. If you held your fire until you were very close, you seldom missed. These three basic rules contributed to the prowess in aerial combat of som......
Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. (AP)
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 If you had the height, you controlled the battle. If you came out of the sun, the enemy could not see you. If you held your fire until you were very close, you seldom missed. These three basic rules contributed to the prowess in aerial combat of som......
Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. (B)
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 A telephone rings at a typical flight dispersal: a call from Operations sends pilots and ground crew running for aircraft ready fuelled and armed. A mechanic starts the engine of the spitfire in the foreground and it explodes into life, blasting out......
Scramble by Gerald Coulson. (B)
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A telephone rings at a typical flight dispersal: a call from Operations sends pilots and ground crew running for aircraft ready fuelled and armed. A mechanic starts the engine of the spitfire in the foreground and it explodes into life, blasting out......

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Four WW2 Fighter Prints
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Homeward Bound by Anthony Saunders.
Gauntlet by Anthony Saunders.
High Summer by Anthony Saunders.
Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders.

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Four WW2 aircraft prints.
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High Summer by Anthony Saunders. (AP)
Lancaster Dawn by Anthony Saunders. (F)
Homeward Bound by Anthony Saunders. (AP)
Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)

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Pack of four pilot-signed Spitfire prints by Ivan Berryman.
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In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (C)
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (C)
High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (E)
Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (D)
Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman.

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Pack of four pilot-signed aviation prints by Ivan Berryman.
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In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (E)
Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (C)
In the Playground of the Gods by Ivan Berryman. (B)
Return of the Heroes by Ivan Berryman. (B)

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In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (E)
Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (C)
Spitfire Country by Ivan Berryman.
In the Playground of the Gods by Ivan Berryman. (C)

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Battle of Britain and D-Day Spitfire Print Pack.
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Southern Patrol by Philip West.
Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (J)
Against All Odds by Philip West.
High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (F)

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Fighter Ace John Freeborn Battle of Britain Signed Aviation Art Print Pack.
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First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian. (C)
In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (J)
Scramble by Gerald Coulson. (C)
Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (C)

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Pack 783. Pack of two Spitfire aviation prints by Anthony Saunders.
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High Summer by Anthony Saunders.
Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders.
The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (C)

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High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (E)
Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (C)
Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman.

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Pack 853. Pack of three Spitfire aircraft prints by Ivan Berryman.
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High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (F)
Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (D)
Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman.

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Pack 893. Three pilot signature Spitfire prints by Ivan Berryman.
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In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (E)
Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (C)
Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman.

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Pilot Signed Spitfire Prints by Philip West and Ivan Berryman.
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Against All Odds by Philip West.
High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (F)
Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman.

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No.65 Squadron RAF Battle of Britain Aviation Art Prints.
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Battle of Britain, Manston, 12th August 1940 by Gerald Coulson.
High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (F)
Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman.

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Spitfire Prints by Ivan Berryman.
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In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (AP)
Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman.
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (AP)

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Anthony Saunders Battle of Britain Print Pack with FREE Prints!
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Homeward Bound by Anthony Saunders.
High Summer by Anthony Saunders.
Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman.
Hell Below Us by Ivan Berryman.
Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman.
Impossible Odds by Ivan Berryman.

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Pack 799. Two Battle of Britain prints by Anthony Saunders.
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Homeward Bound by Anthony Saunders.
High Summer by Anthony Saunders.

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Pack 780. Pack of two Battle of Britain artist proofs by Anthony Saunders.
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Homeward Bound by Anthony Saunders. (AP)
High Summer by Anthony Saunders. (AP)

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Pack 781. Pair of Battle of Britain remarques by Anthony Saunders.
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Homeward Bound by Anthony Saunders. (RM)
High Summer by Anthony Saunders. (RM)

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Pack 784. Pack of two WW2 classic RAF aircraft prints by Anthony Saunders.
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High Summer by Anthony Saunders. (AP)
Lancaster Dawn by Anthony Saunders. (F)

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Pack 851. Pack of two Spitfire aircraft prints by Ivan Berryman.
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High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (D)
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (C)

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Pack 854. Pack of two Battle of Britain Spitfire prints by Ivan Berryman.
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In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (C)
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (C)

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High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (E)
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (C)

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Spitfire F Mk21 by Ivan Berryman. (AP)
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (AP)

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Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders. (C)
High Summer by Anthony Saunders.

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Pilot Signature Spitfire Prints by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor.
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Head on Attack by Robert Taylor
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (C)

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Signed Spitfire Aviation Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman.
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Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (C)

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WW2 Spitfire Prints by Ivan Berryman.
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Spitfire F Mk21 by Ivan Berryman.
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (C)

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Canadian Wing by Robert Taylor
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (C)

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Pilot Signed Aviation Art Prints by Ivan Berryman.
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High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (L)
The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (AP)

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Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford (deceased)

Squadrons for : Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford (deceased)
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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No.274 Sqn RAF


Country : UK
Founded : April 1918
Fate : Disbanded 7th September 1945

Supero - I oversome

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No.274 Sqn RAF

274 squadron was formed as a heavy bomber squadron at Bircham Newton in April 1918, and disbanded shortly after the Armistice. On 19th August 1940 it was reformed as a fighter squadron at Amriya with ten pilots from No.80 squadron and initially equipped with Hurricanes and Gladiators. The squadron was soon to become the first in the western desert to be fully equipped with Hurricanes. They became operational in September, destroying their first enemy aircraft (two SM79s) over Maaten Bagush on 10th September. Between December and February 1941, the squadron was employed on various duties including patrols, strafing Italian troops/transport and escort work. During February it was rested and some of its pilots ferried aircraft to Greece. In April they encountered German aircraft and were involved in the intense fighting over Tobruk. These operations continued until May, when they began strafing targets in Crete and providing cover for naval ships. Until March 1942 the squadron was involved in ground attack, protective patrols and bomber escorts. In May they began to receive the first Hurri-bombers, using them for the first time against enemy transport on 8th June 1942. There now began a period of intense activity including the battle of Alamein and more shipping patrols. This continued until the Autumn when the squadron was employed on coastal defence for the rest of 1942 and the majority of 1943. January 1944 saw a move to Italy and the beginning of a period of offensive sorties against enemy roads which continued until April. The squadron was then transferred to the UK and re-equipped with Mk IX Spitfires commencing fighter sweeps and bomber escorts until June, when it was transferred to anti V-1 patrols. In August, No.274 was re-equipped with the Hawker Tempest and commenced attacks against airfields on the continent, moving to Belgium in September. Throughout the winter it was involved on mainly armed reconnaissance patrols and had several combats with Me262 jet fighters - destroying one on the 11th February 1945. The squadron maintained its program of patrols and attacks against enemy airfields with great success, its last being on 4th May. Following VE Day (8th May 1945) No.274 Squadron moved into the Occupied Zone until September 1945 when they effectively disbanded by re-numbering as No.174 Squadron.

No.66 Sqn RAF


Country : UK
Founded : 24th June 1916
Fate : Disbanded 20th March 1969

Cavete praemonui - Beware, I have given warning

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No.66 Sqn RAF

Stations during the Battle of Britain : Coltishall from29th May 1940, Kenley 3rd September 1940, Gravesend 11th September 1940, West Malling 30th October 1940.
Aircraft for : Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford (deceased)
A list of all aircraft associated with Flight Lieutenant Alexander N R L Appleford (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
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Hurricane




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Manufacturer : Hawker
Production Began : 1936
Number Built : 14533

Hurricane

Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built.

Spitfire




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Manufacturer : Supermarine
Production Began : 1936
Retired : 1948
Number Built : 20351

Spitfire

Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.

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