Spitfire F.24 fighters of No. 80 Squadron RAF at Royal Navy station HMS Flycatcher (later Kai Tak Airport then Hong Kong International Airport), Hong Kong, Nov 1949

Caption     Spitfire F.24 fighters of No. 80 Squadron RAF at Royal Navy station HMS Flycatcher (later Kai Tak Airport then Hong Kong International Airport), Hong Kong, Nov 1949 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
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Photo Size 600 x 371 pixels
Photos at Same Place Hong Kong
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  This work is believed to be in the public domain.

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1. albert doody says:
18 Jan 2018 05:07:09 PM

is the last operational spitfire f24 from 80 sqadron Kia Tak still at RAF museum Hendom ?

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