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Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased)
George Swanwick was born on 10th November 1915 and was an air-gunner on Wallaces and Hinds with 504 squadron at RAF Hucknall during the 1930s. In May 1936, 504 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force, and in October 1938 converted to a fighter unit, equipped with Gauntlets. In 1938 George re-trained as a pilot, and was promoted to Sergeant Pilot in August 1939. In May 1940 George Swanwick joined 7 BGS, and on 7th September was posted to 54 Squadron at Catterick flying Spitfires. He then went to 41 Squadron at Hornchurch. Commissioned in late 1941, he was posted to 222 Squadron at North Weald in April 1942 as a Flight Commander. In July George Swanwick joined 603 Squadron in Malta and in September 1942, George was posted to 7 OTU at Port Sudan as Flight Commander. In July 1943, he joined 81 Squadron in Malta as a supernumerary. George was invalided back to the UK and following his discharge from hospital in 1944, George held various staff appointments until the end of the war. George Swanwick was granted a Permament Commission in 1949 and retired on 30th April 1970, as a Wing Commander. Sadly, George Swanwick passed away on 4th January 2011.
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Items Signed by Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased) |
  | Two of 222 by Anthony Saunders. (APB) Price : £85.00 | Battle hardened Spitfires of 222 squadron head home high above a gathering storm at the height of the Battle of Britain. ...... | |
| | Two of 222 by Anthony Saunders. (B) Price : £60.00 | Battle hardened Spitfires of 222 squadron head home high above a gathering storm at the height of the Battle of Britain. ...... | |
  | Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | 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...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | 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...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | 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...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | 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...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | 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...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Price : £145.00 | The afternoon of 25th July 1940 was a desperate one for the already exhausted fighter pilots of the RAF defending the South coast of England. As convoy CW8 made its way through the English Channel, sixty JU.87 Stukas and forty JU.88 bombers launche...... | |
  | Merlin Chorus by Anthony Saunders. Price : £105.00 | The Battle of Britan - 13th August 1940. Fresh from a successful action over a marauding group of Me110s and Me109s attempting to raid port facilities at Portland during the Battle of Britain, Spitfires of 152 Squadron return to their base at Warmw...... | |
| | Merlin Chorus by Anthony Saunders. (AP) Price : £140.00 | The Battle of Britan - 13th August 1940. Fresh from a successful action over a marauding group of Me110s and Me109s attempting to raid port facilities at Portland during the Battle of Britain, Spitfires of 152 Squadron return to their base at Warmw...... |
| | Merlin Chorus by Anthony Saunders. (B) Price : £300.00 | The Battle of Britan - 13th August 1940. Fresh from a successful action over a marauding group of Me110s and Me109s attempting to raid port facilities at Portland during the Battle of Britain, Spitfires of 152 Squadron return to their base at Warmw...... | |
| | Merlin Chorus by Anthony Saunders. (XX) Price : £85.00 | The Battle of Britan - 13th August 1940. Fresh from a successful action over a marauding group of Me110s and Me109s attempting to raid port facilities at Portland during the Battle of Britain, Spitfires of 152 Squadron return to their base at Warmw...... | |
  | High Patrol by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £105.00 | Hawker Hurricane Mk 1s of No 242 Sqn patrol a glorious September sky as the Battle of Britain reaches its climax in the Summer of 1940. The nearest aircraft is that of Sqn Ldr Douglas Bader, flying V7467 in which he claimed four victories, plus two ...... | |
  | Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. Price : £215.00 | On August 12th, 1940 the Luftwaffe turned their full attention to the RAF's forward fighter bases and radar stations with the intent to obliterate them once and for all. The outcome of the Battle of Britain hung in the balance. It was late in ...... | |
| | Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | On August 12th, 1940 the Luftwaffe turned their full attention to the RAF's forward fighter bases and radar stations with the intent to obliterate them once and for all. The outcome of the Battle of Britain hung in the balance. It was late in ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £295.00 | On August 12th, 1940 the Luftwaffe turned their full attention to the RAF's forward fighter bases and radar stations with the intent to obliterate them once and for all. The outcome of the Battle of Britain hung in the balance. It was late in ...... | |
| | Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | On August 12th, 1940 the Luftwaffe turned their full attention to the RAF's forward fighter bases and radar stations with the intent to obliterate them once and for all. The outcome of the Battle of Britain hung in the balance. It was late in ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Late Arrival by Robert Taylor. Price : £110.00 | A lone Hurricane of 87 Squadron returns to base at Exeter, at the end of a grueling day of combat during late August 1940. ...... | |
  | The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor (C) Price : £395.00 | A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. ...... | |
| | The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor (D) SOLD OUT | A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Rhapsody in Blue by Gerald Coulson. (AP) Price : £395.00 | The 70th Anniversary of the Spitfire 1936-2006. Geralds majestic study of Spitfire prototype K5054, resplendent in its new all-blue paint scheme, is seen banking high above the clouds during an early test flight in March 1936. As the little fighter ...... | |
  | Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £500.00 | Situated on the south eastern tip of Kent, RAF Hawkinge was the most forward airfield in Fighter Command. It was not surprising therefore that when Reichmarshal Goering began his fierce attacks on airfields - part of his softening up campaign in pr...... | |
  | Spitfire! by David Pentland. (P) Price : £460.00 | Sussex Coast, England, 16th August 1940. For Donald MacDonald, Squadron leader of 64 Squadron, this particular day was fairly eventful. Catching the JG54 fighters and III/KG55 bombers on the coast, he personally accounted for one Me109E destroyed,...... | |
  | Doe's Griffin by David Pentland. (P) Price : £480.00 | Portland, England, 30th September 1940. Already an accomplished Spitfire ace with at least 10 confirmed kills, Bob Doe had just transferred from 234 squadron to 238 Hurricane squadron when he intercepted and brought down a Heinkel He111P-2 from I/...... | |
  | Job Well Done by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Price : £90.00 | A Photo Reconnaissance Spitfire returning from a mission over occupied France. ...... |
| | Job Well Done by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £65.00 | A Photo Reconnaissance Spitfire returning from a mission over occupied France. ...... | |
  | Churchills Few by David Pritchard Price : £190.00 | It is September 1940 and the Battle of Britain is at its height. At RAF Biggin Hill, 92 Squadron have just relieved the battle weary pilots of 79 squadron who at this very moment are departing in their Hurricanes. As the 92 squadron pilots mill arou...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased) |
    | Trudgian RAF Fighter Print Pack. Pack Price : £1040.00 Saving : £724 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Victory Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
    | Nicolas Trudgian Trade Price Spitfire Pack. Pack Price : £1550.00 Saving : £909 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Victory Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian. Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. Normandy Fighter Sweep by Nicolas Trudgian. Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
  | 54 Sqn Battle of Britain Aviation Art Pack. Pack Price : £500.00 Saving : £325 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : A Quick Despatch by Ivan Berryman. Victory Above Dover by Ivan Berryman. Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (B) A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. (AP) | |
   | Flt Lt Richard Jones Aviation Art Tribute Pack. Pack Price : £420.00 Saving : £550 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Valiant Response by Robert Taylor. High Patrol by Ivan Berryman. (B) In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (C) Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | Battle of Britain Print Pack by Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £170.00 Saving : £160 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Merlin Chorus by Anthony Saunders. Fear Nothing by Anthony Saunders. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) |
| | Battle of Britain Aviation Art Prints. Pack Price : £650.00 Saving : £379 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Battle of Britain Spitfire Prints. Pack Price : £680.00 Saving : £349 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | Battle of Britain Aviation Prints. Pack Price : £580.00 Saving : £384 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Battle of Britain, Manston, 12th August 1940 by Gerald Coulson. Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Rare Spitfire Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £880.00 Saving : £420 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) | |
| | Two Battle of Britain Artist Proofs by Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £270.00 Saving : £70 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Merlin Chorus by Anthony Saunders. (AP) Fear Nothing by Anthony Saunders. (AP) |
| | Two Anthony Saunders Remarques. Pack Price : £550.00 Saving : £50 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Merlin Chorus by Anthony Saunders. (B) Fear Nothing by Anthony Saunders. (B) | |
| | Battle of Britain Pilot Signed Prints. Pack Price : £540.00 Saving : £360 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (J) | |
 | Pilot Signed Spitfire Aircraft Prints by Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £165.00 Saving : £125 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders. (C) Merlin Chorus by Anthony Saunders. | |
 | Pilot Signed Spitfire Prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £575.00 Saving : £345 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Squadron Scramble by Robert Taylor Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) | |
| | No.54 Sqn Aircraft Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £365.00 Saving : £195 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (B) Victory Above Dover by Ivan Berryman. |
| | No.54 Sqn RAF Battle of Britain Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £240.00 Saving : £120 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. Victory Above Dover by Ivan Berryman. (B) | |
| | 54 Squadron Aviation Art by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £240.00 Saving : £110 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. A Quick Despatch by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | No.54 Sqn Battle of Britain Aviation Prints by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £175 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (B) A Quick Despatch by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Battle of Britain Aviation Art Prints by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £270.00 Saving : £185 | Aviation Print Paack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Battle of Britain Aviation Art by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £375.00 Saving : £185 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (B) A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. (AP) |
 | 242 Squadron Hurricane Aviation Art by Richard Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £190.00 Saving : £175 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : High Patrol by Ivan Berryman. (B) Into the Fray by Richard Taylor. | |
 | Battle of Britain Aviation Art Prints by Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : High Patrol by Ivan Berryman. (B) Ground Force by Ivan Berryman. (E) | |
| | Flt Lt Richard Jones Signed Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £275.00 Saving : £195 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Valiant Response by Robert Taylor. High Patrol by Ivan Berryman. (B) | |
| | Battle of Britain Aviation Art by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. (APB) | |
| | Battle of Britain Aviation Art Prints by Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £205.00 Saving : £80 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : A Quick Despatch by Ivan Berryman. A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. (APB) |
| | Hawker Hurricane Byron Duckenfield Tribute Aviation Art Prints by Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £165.00 Saving : £135 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : High Patrol by Ivan Berryman. (B) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. |
| Squadrons for : Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased) | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1964 Natal Pembili bo | No.222 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 15th April 1916 Seek and destroy | No.41 Sqn RAF Founded in 1916, 41 Squadron was disbanded at the end of World War One, but reformed on 1st April 1923. | |
Country : UK Founded : 26th March 1928 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Nottingham (Auxiliary) Vindicat in ventis - It avenges in the wind | No.504 Sqn RAF 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force: 504 Squadron came into being on the 14th March 1926 based at Hucknell as part of the Special Reserve Squadron in the light bomber role. The squadron was equipped with Horsleys, Wallaces and Hinds before becoming a fighter squadron equipped with Gloster Gauntlets on 31st October 1938. By the beginning of World War II, 504 had been re-equipped with Hawker Hurricanes. The squadrons first victory was a Ju88 shot down over France on May 14th 1940 where it had been sent as a BEF reinforcement. After suffering heavy losses in France, 504 was sent back to Wick in the UK and began to build itself back to operational strength. On 5th September 1940 504 flew to Hendon and began intensive operations attacking German formations over London and the South East of England during the Battle of Britain. During 1941, 504 was re-equipped with Mk IIb Hurricanes and then divided. A flight joining No.81 squadron to go to Russian and a new 504 squadron being built up from B flight. 504 squadron saw action throughout World War II, taking part in offensive fighter sweeps over occupied Europe, escorting transport aircraft to Arnhem and bomber escort duties. During January 1945, six pilots were posted to Glosters for conversion to the Meteor, but the war ended in Europe before they could be used in combat. On 16th December 1947 King George VI gave permission for the use of the Royal prefix for all Auxiliary Air Force squadrons. On 12th February 1957 504 squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force based at RAF Wyneswold was disbanded. | |
Country : UK Founded : 15th May 1916 Audax omnia perpeti - Boldness to endure anything | No.54 Sqn RAF No. 54 Squadron was formed on the 5th of May 1916 at Castle Bromwich. The squadron was equipped with BE2C's and Avro 504's and was part of the home defence force. Shortly after 54 squadron changed to day fighter duties and moved to France then equipped with Sopwith Pups. Their role was to escort bombers and attack observation balloons. Near the end of the great war 54 squadron was re -quipped with Sopwith Camels and tasked with ground attack as well as fighter sorties. In February 1919, the squadron returned to RAF Yatesbury and on 2nd October 1919 54 squadron was disbanded. On the 15th of January 1930, 54 squadron was reformed at RAF Hornchurch as a fighter squadron equipped initially with Siskin aircraft. The Siskins were subsequently replaced with Bulldog fighters and in September 1936 54 squadron was re-equipped with Gloster Gauntlets and in April 1937, they recieved Gloster Gladiators. In March 1939 the squadron recieved the new Supermarine Spitfire. After the outbreak of world war two, 54 Squadron was given the duties of patrolling the Kent coast, until having to support and give air cover to the evacuation of Dunkirk in May and June 1940. The squadron was heavily involved during the Battle of Britain until November 1940 and after the Battle of Britain had ceased the squadron moved in November 1940 to RAF Castletown where its duties were coastal patrols. In June 1942 the squadron moved to RAF Wellingore to prepare for the squadron moving to Australia. In January 1943 54 squadron joined No.1 Wing of the Royal Australian Air Force. The Spitfires of the squadron were given the role of air defence duties against Japanese air attacks in the Darwin area. After the war had ended 54 squadron was disbanded in Melbourne on the 31st of October 1945, although the squadron name continued when on the 15th of November 1945 No.183 Squadron was renumbered 54 Squadron and flew initially Hawker Tempests. Taking up jet aircraft, the squadron subsequently used Vampires, Meteors, Hunters, Phantom and Jaguars before disbanding on 11th March 2005. 54 Squadron reformed on 5th September 2005 as an ISTAR (Intelligence Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance ) unit equipped with Sentry, Nimrod and Sentinel aircraft. | |
Country : UK Founded : 14th October 1925 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 City of Edinburgh (Auxiliary) Gin ye daur - If you dare | No.603 Sqn RAF No 603 Squadron was formed on 14 October 1925 at Turnhouse as a day bomber unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. Originally equipped with DH9As and using Avro 504Ks for flying training, the squadron re-equipped with Wapitis in March 1930, these being replaced by Harts in February 1934. On 24 October 1938, No 603 was redesignated a fighter unit and flew Hinds until the arrival of Gladiators at the end of March 1939. Within two weeks of the outbreak of war in September 1939, the squadron began to receive Spitfires and passed on its Gladiators to other squadrons during October. It was operational with Spitfires in time to intercept the first German air raid on the British Isles on 16 October, when it destroyed the first enemy aircraft to be shot down over Britain in the Second World War. It remained on defensive duties in Scotland until the end of August 1940, when it moved to southern England for the remaining months of the Battle of Britain, returning to Scotland at the end of December. In May 1941, the squadron moved south again to take part in sweeps over France until the end of the year. After a further spell in Scotland, No.603 left in April 1942 for the Middle East where its ground echelon arrived early in June. The squadron's aircraft were embarked on the US carrier 'Wasp' and flown off to Malta on 20 April to reinforce the fighter defences of the beleaguered island. After nearly four months defending Malta, the remaining pilots and aircraft were absorbed by No.229 Squadron on 3 August 1942. | |
Country : UK Founded : 7th January 1917 Fate : Discarded 16th January 1970 Non solum nobis - Not for us alone | No.81 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft for : Wing Commander George W Swanwick (deceased) | |||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Wing Commander George W Swanwick (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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Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1935 | Hind The Hawker Hind entered service with the Royal Air Force in November1935 and eventually 20 RAF bomber squadrons equipped with Hawker Hinds. Many Hinds were also sold to foreign customers including Afghanistan, the Irish Free State, Latvia, Persia (Iran), Portugal, South Africa, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. The Hawker Hind was gradually phased out of frontline service from 1936 onwards and replaced by the Fairey Battle and Bristol Blenheim. At the outbreak of world war two only 613 squadorn was still equipped with Hawker Hinds in the roll of Army co-operation before re-equipping the Hawker Hector in November 1939. The Hawker Hind became a training aircraft from 1938 being the next step up from basic training on Tiger Moths. In 1941, Hinds flew combat missions in their original role as light bombers. South African Hinds were employed against Italian forces in Kenya, Yugoslav Hinds were used against the Germans and Italians. | ||
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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