UK2 BR136 Supermarine Spitfire 1942-05-09 USS Wasp.jpg

[Joseph Testagrose]

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With that date, Wasp's second dash to the island of Malta
with Spitfires to help defend the fortress island.
On her two voyages, she carried 105 Spitfires.
Loaded by crane in Scotland, and flown off the deck by RAF
pilots when within range of the island.