Wings Over Illawarra Airshow 2019
This 100 page pictorial is packed with stunning imagery from the Wings Over Illawarra Airshow 2019 and aims to capture the highlights of the day and to showcase the beauty of fine art aviation photography.
This 100 page pictorial is packed with stunning imagery from the Wings Over Illawarra Airshow 2019 and aims to capture the highlights of the day and to showcase the beauty of fine art aviation photography.
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Spitfire Mk VIII
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force
and other Allied countries before, during and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire
were built, using several wing configurations, and it was produced in greater numbers than
any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter produced continuously throughout
the war. The Spitfire continues to be popular among enthusiasts; about 54 remain airworthy,
and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world.
The Supermarine Spitfire in the Pacific is probably best known due to the shark’s teeth 457
Squadron RAAF painted on their aircraft. The Spitfire came to Australia due to a mix of British
geo-politics and Australian requests for help. The Spitfire was not a good Pacific War aircraft.
It had short range, logistics had to travel across the world from Britain to Australia and it
was fragile in comparison to the American aircraft of the same era. However, it is a beautiful
aircraft aesthetically and was loved by the pilots that flew it.
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