Spitfire GLB EP122 Graphics Set Scale:1/8

Spitfire GLB EP122 Graphics Set Scale:1/8Originally ordered on 23 August 1941, EP122 was part of the fourth order placed with the Castle Bromwich Aeroplane Factory comprising 904 aircraft built as Mks Vb and Vcs. On the 8 June 1942 it was crated for shipment to the North African theater of operations. Shipped to Gibraltar on board the S. S. Guido on 12 June it was assembled at the local M. U. and delivered to Malta the following month and immediately pressed into service in defense of the

81881 B304 flown by Lt William E

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc sn MA843 WXF of 302

near Paris

Though ditching the P-38 in the sea was not recommended and a very risky procedure

Nine-O-Nine was a Boeing B-17G-30-BO Flying Fortress heavy bomber

Spitfire IXe TA805

Transferred to RFC on October 2

Thompson had pioneered head-on attacks whilst serving with No

Unit: ex 174 Sqn

Photo by Sam Lucchese

Serial: HO-M (44-14151)

Serial: 70-2