Three British Spitfire Vb fighters in flight over Djerba Island, Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia, early 1943

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Caption     Three British Spitfire Vb fighters in flight over Djerba Island, Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia, early 1943 ww2dbase
Date  1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress
Identification Code   LC-USW33-022632-C
 
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
16 Oct 2011 10:37:09 AM

Supermarine Spitfire Mk BV Code(UFF)Flown by Sqn.Ldr.John Ratton, No 453 Sqn 1943.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB Code(UFV)Pilot is Unknown.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB Code(IRG)Flown by
Wg.Cdr.Ian Gleed, No. 244 Wing 1943.
2. Zoran Petek says:
30 Jan 2015 02:02:43 AM

Two No. 601 Squadron RAF Spitfires formate with No. 244 Wing 0C I. R. Gleed.

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