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Late last year i was lucky enough to be able to visit the Imperial War Museum in London. It had been ~ 20 years since i was last there and really enjoyed my visit.
I bought a few things from the gift shop including this shirt and while wearing it today i started to wonder about the fate of the pilots and aircraft involved in this picture.
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The image shows 3 Spitfires from No 19 squadron based at Duxford and was taken in autumn 1938. Here's the print which is also available
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So I'm kinda curious to see if i can find out answers to the following questions
(a) Who were the pilots flying these aircraft?
(b) What was their service history / fate during/after WW2?
(c) What specific aircraft are shown?
(d) What was the service history of these aircraft?
(e) And for bonus points - what are the same details of the aircraft /aircrew/photographer who took the image?
It could be that this info is already readily available (I havent yet checked a couple of likely sources so the answers may be already available) so it might be relatively easy to track this all down. But maybe the info isnt already readily available and i'm kinda curious to see if answers to these questions are discoverable 80 years after the event.
At this stage I'm thinking the 19 Sqn ORB (assuming they had one in existence prior to Sep 1939) might be a good starting point, along with any details on Spitfire serial numbers (or whatever is used to uniquely track them) for Spitfires operated by 19 Squadron during autumn.
Anyway thought there might others interested in being involved in this project (any ideas/assistance appreciated), or alternatively know these answers already and can save me spending time and effort researching it.
Ezzie
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