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

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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
WW2-Era Location Name Hong Kong
Date  Nov 1949
Photographer    Unknown
 
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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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