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Old May 1st 13, 12:46 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Default UK2 ER219 Supermarine Spitfire to US Shaibah.jpg

On Wed, 1 May 2013 09:28:45 +0100, Netko
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However, the location of ER219 is given as Shaibah - presumably RAF Shaibah
in Iraq. If correct, this line-up of aircraft is odd.


2 possibilities:
-post war storage?
-Spits previously used by US, about to be sent to the USSR?