Photo of the week
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I just spent several hours going through Charles W. Cushman's photo collection and, apart from the fact he was probably a womaniser and an excellent photographer, he had very little interest in aviation !!
So I post some wonderful shot's from him, as I would just usually stash them away & forget them.
ENJOY.
Regards Duggy -
Fuel trucks with fender skirts and uniformed attendants; now that's class!
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The Spitfire F. Mk. 21 was powered by the upgraded 2,050 hp. Rolls Royce Griffon 61 engine turning a five bladed propeller, and was developed from the Mk. IV and Mk. XX Griffin-powered prototypes during 1944. The aircraft featured a protracted development period due to stability and other aerodynamic problems. The aircraft also featured a redesigned wing, and although production models first appeared in February, 1944, the type was basically too late to see combat during World War II, although No. 91 Squadron, based on the west coast of England, was reportedly equipped with them at the end of the war. Postwar, the type served with several squadrons based in the UK and occupied Germany, and later the type was used in Royal Auxiliary Air Force units until being phased out in the early 1950?s.
Below LA195, RAV-E, of No. 615 Sqdn. (RAuxAF), Biggin Hill, 1946.
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Funny how certain skins in screenshots can look like a photo, while this example appears more like a skin; a Compans skin to be exact.
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Thanks Rudi, sort of, off topic, but if I was flying to a Techno party, this "Spitty" would be the ultimate ride??
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Staying post war with the RAF, this time in Germany.
A 16 Sq Tempest II PR774 coded EG-T.
"Between 1946 and 1 August 1948, the squadron moved 20 times, until on the 21st move it arrived at Gutersloh, where it remained until November 1950, when it moved again to Celle, where it disbanded."
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