Thijs Postma - Poster - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1 Battle Of Britain Royal Dutch Navy The image is divided horizontally

The image is divided horizontally by an undulating line between a cloudscape forming a nebula along the bottom portion and a comparatively clear upper portion

how comforting that must have been

Try to imagine flying at night in this unique aircraft in a sky full of search lights and enemy bombers

He was the Squadron Leader of the 322 Squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force

XXI were captured by the Germans after the Netherlands was overrun and used by the Luftwaffe

Thijs Postma - Poster - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1 Battle Of Britain Royal Dutch Navy The image is divided horizontallyDo you want to keep the memories alive when so many had to be grateful for so much to so few? Check out this gouache of a historical scene of Spitfires battling the Germans in August 1940 over the Cliffs of Dover. A Spitfire of No. 610 Squadron downs a Junker Ju 88 and another Spitfire goes after a Messerschmitt Bf 109. The Spitfire was the best fighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force. However, the Hurricane was available in bigger numbers and had the