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Old June 2nd 11, 02:16 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Alan Erskine[_4_]
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Default UK1 P9385 Supermarine SpitfireMkIC 1940orLater.jpg

On 2/06/2011 5:25 AM, Joseph Testagrose wrote:


I've always wondered about this.

On all WWII movies about the Battle of Britain, the aircraft are all
gleaming clean. Even the one's waiting for maintenance and being
canabalised for parts....

This photo is the only one I've ever seen to date that shows how they'd
really look - dirty and slightly rough around the edges.