Aircraft Photo of AB344 | Supermarine 349 Spitfire Vb/Trop | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #740128
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:AB344
Aircraft Original Type:Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft Generic Type:Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire
Aircraft Version:Supermarine 349 Spitfire Vb/Trop
C/n (msn):2503
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:SouthamptonMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGHI   IATA: SOU   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:January 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 740128
Photo Comment

One of the Spitfires flown off the HMS Eagle on March 7, 1942 to bolster the defence of Malta. AB344 was shot down by a Bf109 on April 20, 1942. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

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