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Air crew of the No 457 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force at work on a Supermarine Spitfire VIII. Nicknamed the 'Grey Nurse' Squadron, the nose of this Spitfire has been painted as the face of a shark, with menacing eyes and a gaping jaws lined with huge sharp teeth.
A Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII (Tropicalised) aircraft, serial number A58-672, of 457 ("Shark") Squadron RAAF, in flight over Morotai Island. This aircraft was issued to 457 Squadron on 7 May 1945. Th
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-04. ALTHOUGH ITS "TEETH" ARE PAINTED ON THE FUSELAGE TO RESEMBLE THE JAWS AND TEETH OF THE NOTORIOUS AUSTRALIAN GREY NURSE SHARK AFTER WHOM
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-04. LOOKING INTO THE JAWS OF THIS SPITFIRE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN "GREY NURSE" SQUADRON GIVES SOME IDEA OF THE AIRCRAFT'S FIE
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-09. TWO AUSTRALIAN SPITFIRE PILOTS OF THE FAMOUS NO. 457 "GREY NURSE" (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF OF THE FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 404938 FLYI
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-04. GROUND CREWS AT WORK UNDER A CAMOUFLAGE CANOPY. THIS FOUR-BLADED SPITFIRE, LIKE THE AUSTRALIAN GREY NURSE SHARK AFTER WHICH IT IS NAMED
HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-09. ONE WONDERS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A LIVE SHARK SAW THIS FEROCIOUS INSIGNA ON THE MAE WEST (LIFE JACKET) OF A SPITFIRE PILOT SWIMMING IN THE WATER
