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Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - Details of individual plane serial numbers and brief service notes, various photos, SPITFIRE THE NEW ZEALAND STORY, Gerard S. Morris, SPITFIRE THE NEW ZEALAND STORY, 2000
Details of individual plane serial numbers and brief service notes, various photos, SPITFIRE THE NEW ZEALAND STORYCover jacket showing colour close up in flight photo of Spitfire sn TB863 over green field and blue sky abovenon-fictionDetails of individual plane serial numbers and brief service notes, various photos, SPITFIRE THE NEW ZEALAND STORY -
Bendigo Military MuseumPrint - PRINT, FRAMED, Framed print of a "Spitfire - Ace of Spades"
Large coloured framed print of a Supermarine Spitfire, Australian RAAF Pacific Theatre Rounders. Probably a MU8. Squadron + A/C CR-C Titled " Spitfire of Spades - Group Captain Clive Caldwell" From a painting by Andrew Stuart Smith Frame - timber, moulded gold paint with a decorative edge, glass front. Mount - off white cardboard, innner mount, light blue cardboard.Below painting in black print " SPITFIRE - ACE OF SPADES/ GROUP CAPTAIN CLIVE CALDWELL/ PAINTING BY: ANDREW STUART SMITH " framed print, history, airforce, ww2 -
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Book - Biography of and with extensive detail of R. J. Mitchell's aircraft developments, R.J.MITCHELL WORLD-FAMOUS AIRCRAFT DESIGNER Schooldays to Spitfire, Marian Blackburn and Gordon Mitchell, R.J.MITCHELL WORLD-FAMOUS AIRCRAFT DESIGNER Schooldays to Spitfire, 1986
Biography of and with extensive detail of R. J. Mitchell's aircraft developments, R.J.MITCHELL WORLD-FAMOUS AIRCRAFT DESIGNER Schooldays to SpitfireCover jacket showing portrait photo of R. J. Mitchell against light blue background, also showing a colour photo (painting ?) of a spitfire high above cloudsnon-fictionBiography of and with extensive detail of R. J. Mitchell's aircraft developments, R.J.MITCHELL WORLD-FAMOUS AIRCRAFT DESIGNER Schooldays to Spitfire -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Photograph, Spitfire Fighter
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Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Framed Print
Spitfire was painted originally by Barrie Clark. Born in 1943 he was a painter and Biographer. He is currently 77 years of age and still actively working. Supermarine Spitfires were responsible for many victories in the air - war with Germany during World War 11. They were a powerful and very maneuverable aircraft. The Rolls Royce "Merlin" engines - a V12 engine of some 1440 horse power were used to propel the aircraft.Spitfire model V B.Spitfire armament consisted of 8 - 303 in calibre machine guns,4 20 mm cannon,also a pair of 50mm Browning machine guns. With this armament they were a formidable aircraft.Wooden framed print of Mk 5 Spitfire aircraft by Barrie Clark.Barrie A F Clark. painted in bottom left corner of print. Lower centre of print " Spitfire by Barrie Clark ". Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk. V B of 243 Squadron Royal Air Force. Spitfire has S N - M on body of aircraft. -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchBook Spitfire Log, The Spitfire Log - 50 Anniversary Tribute, 1985
Hard cover book with dust jacked on Spitfires complied by Peter Haining. 144 printed pages with text and black and white photos. -
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Manual - Pilot's Notes - Supermarine Spitfire, Pilot's Notes - Spitfire IIA and IIB Aeroplanes Merlin XII Engine
Technical overview of Spitfire controls & equipment for pilotsManual in pamphlet form non-fictionTechnical overview of Spitfire controls & equipment for pilots -
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Book - Supermarine Spitfire workshop manuals, Supermarine Spitfire 1936 Onwards ( all marks) Owner's Workshop Manual
Insight into owning, restoring, servicing & flying a Spitfirenon-fictionInsight into owning, restoring, servicing & flying a Spitfiresupermarine spitfire -
Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub BranchManual - Spitfire 11A and 11B Aeroplanes Merlin XII Engine Pilots Instruction Manual, Spitfire Pilots Instruction Manual, Estimated 1940-1945
The cover of the manual has black lettering on an orange backgroundAir Publication 1565B Pilots Notes Spitfire 11A and 11B Aeroplanes MerlinXII Engine Prepared by Direction of the Minister of Aircraft Production.manual, pilots instruction manual, aeroplanes, spitfire 11a, spitfire 11b, merlin, merlin xii engine, training manual, minister of aircraft -
Moorabbin Air MuseumDocument (item) - Farnborough Report No. Aero 1771: Flight tests of spring tab ailerons on a Spitfire, August, 1942, Farnborough Report No. Aero 1771: Flight tests of spring tab ailerons on a Spitfire
Create in August 1942, during the middle of the Second World War. A report created by the Royal Aircraft Establishment about the utilization of spring tab ailerons on the Supermarine Spitfire. supermarine spitfire, farnborough, second world war, royal aircraft establishment -
Lilydale RSL Sub BranchPrint - Framed Print, Spitfires over London
Framed print of painting by John Young entitled "Spitfires over London" showing three Spitfires flying over London with Tower Bridge in the background.Inscribed plaque reads " SPITFIRES OVER LONDON BY JOHN YOUNG PRESENTED TO LILYDALE RSL BY GORDON ANDERSON 1997. -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia IncAircraft Recognition Model, Department of Defence, Model Aircraft, Circa 1940's
Created to supply training and recognition of friendly/enemy aircraftExpanded the skills of recognition for air crew, ground crew and defence activities.Small bakelite Spitfire Mk 5 aircraft, coloured matt black, including hole for suspension and mobility."Spitfire" Mk.V. Trop. E9-2275 D^D DC LTD -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchModel - Minature Model Aircraft
... Spitfire. ...Spitfire. One of a collection of 25 model aircraft made by Brian Anthony DOWD The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.Small khaki plane with red spot within a blue circle on wings and yellow blue and white circles around red dot on sidesKLB P9398 Image of Kiwi bird near cockpit. model airplanes, spitfire. -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Spitfire at Eastern Wharf Lakes Entrance Victoria, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/09/1990 12:00:00 AM
Geoffrey Hayes fisherman of the Spitfire standing beside ropes and nets on a trailer taken at Eastern Wharf Lakes Entrance VictoriaBlack and white photograph of Geoffrey Hayes fisherman of the Spitfire standing beside ropes and nets on a trailer taken at Eastern Wharf Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, boats and boating, wharfs -
Lara RSL Sub BranchPrint, Framed Print of Spitfire
Rectangular shaped picture framed with brown border.Keith Woodcock -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Martin Davidson et al, Spitfire ace, 2004
This evocative and vivid portrait of fighter pilots investigates the motivations of the few that flew during the Battle of Britain.Index, bibliography, ill,maps, p.250.non-fictionThis evocative and vivid portrait of fighter pilots investigates the motivations of the few that flew during the Battle of Britain.fighter pilots - great britain, battle of britain 1940 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchAtlantic Books, Spitfire : the biography, 2006
It is difficult to overestimate the excitement that accompanied the birth of the Spitfire. An aircraft imbued with balletic grace and extraordinary versatility, it was powered by a piston engine and a propeller, yet came tantalisingly close to breaking the sound barrier. First flown in 1936, the Spitfire soon came to symbolize Britain's defiance of Nazi Germany in the summer of 1940. Flown by pilots of many nations, it saw service as far afield as Australia and the Soviet Union. Spitfire: The Biography is a celebration of a great British invention.Index, bib, ill, p.236.non-fictionIt is difficult to overestimate the excitement that accompanied the birth of the Spitfire. An aircraft imbued with balletic grace and extraordinary versatility, it was powered by a piston engine and a propeller, yet came tantalisingly close to breaking the sound barrier. First flown in 1936, the Spitfire soon came to symbolize Britain's defiance of Nazi Germany in the summer of 1940. Flown by pilots of many nations, it saw service as far afield as Australia and the Soviet Union. Spitfire: The Biography is a celebration of a great British invention.spitfire, world war ii - air warfare -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Fontana / Collins, Douglas Bader, fight for the sky : the story of the Spitfire and the Hurricane, 1975
Douglas Bader tells the inspiring story of the Battle of Britain from the viewpoint of 'The Few'. Using superb illustrations he traces the development of the Spitfire and Hurricane and describes the nail-biting actions of those who flew them against far superior numbers of enemy aircraft. As an added bonus, other well-known fighter aces including Johnnie Johnson, 'Laddie' Lucas and Max Aikten contribute to Douglas's book, no doubt out of affe.Index, ill, p.190.non-fictionDouglas Bader tells the inspiring story of the Battle of Britain from the viewpoint of 'The Few'. Using superb illustrations he traces the development of the Spitfire and Hurricane and describes the nail-biting actions of those who flew them against far superior numbers of enemy aircraft. As an added bonus, other well-known fighter aces including Johnnie Johnson, 'Laddie' Lucas and Max Aikten contribute to Douglas's book, no doubt out of affe.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operarions - britain, spitfire, hurricane -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBooklet (item), Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX Profile Publications 206 (Blue Series)
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Manual (item) - Spitfire Mk. VIII Pilot's Manual, Spitfire F., L.F., and H.F. Mk.VIII Aircraft
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Article (item) - Spitfire - Article from the Bulletin incl story of WW2 action in Northern Territory
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Booklet (Item) - Pilot's Notes , Spitfire 11A And 11B Aeroplanes Merlin Xii Engine
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Booklet (Item) - RAAF Report on Supermarine Spitfire Coolant System Corrosion, Engineering Report on "Corrosion of Coolant System - Spitfire."
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Document (Item) - R.A.E report aero 1810 high speed wind tunnel tests on spitfire 1, R.A.E Spitfire wind tunnel tests
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Booklet (Item) - Pilot's Notes for Spitfire IX XI & XV1 Merlin 61, 63, 66, 70 or 266 Engine AP 1565J, P & L-PN
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Booklet (Item) - Pilot's Notes for Spitfire F XII Griffon III or IV Engine AP 1565K - PN
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Booklet (Item) - Pilot's Notes for Spitfire 18 AP 1565Y - PN
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Booklet (Item) - Pilot's Notes for Spitfire 22 & 24 Griffon 61 Engine AP 2816 B & C- PN
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Booklet (Item) - Pilot's Notes for Spitfire 21 Griffon 61 Engine AP 2816 A - PN
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Document (Item) - Spitfire Trainer Conversions , MK VIII - Specification No. 499 , Mk IX - Specification No.502
Vickers - Armstrong Limited Supermarine Works
