The Spitfire Mk II in foreign squadrons of the RAF

Gaëtan MarieIllustrations, Supermarine Spitfire, World War II

During World War II, the Royal Air Force included many squadrons manned by foreign nationals: Free French, Belgian, Polish, Norwegian, etc. Phil Listemann’s book Squadrons ! No.34: The Supermarine Spitfire Mk II – The Foreign squadrons is dedicated to the Spitfire Mk II as used by these squadrons. Here are some to the profiles that were created for the book.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P7962 of No 303 (Polish) Squadron based at RAF Northolt in the spring of 1941.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb P8342 of No 306 (Polish) Squadron based at RAF Northolt in August 1941.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P7855 of No 315 (Polish) Squadron based at RAF Northolt in the summer of 1941.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P7840 of No 340 (Free French) Squadron based at RAF Turnhouse in December 1941.

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