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Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. A Supermarine Spitfire aircraft of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, a fighter squadron receives an overhaul. The squadron has been in the Middle East for three years, and made a name for itself in the early campaigns of the Western Desert as an Army Co-operation squadron. Since it changed over to fighter work and began operating from this new base at Poretta Airfield, it shot down a Messerschmitt Bf109 on its first sortie.
Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. Supermarine Spitfire aircraft of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, lined up on the base from which they are operating in Corsica. On its first operation this fighte
Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. Supermarine Spitfire aircraft of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, operating from a base in Corsica. On its first operation this fighter squadron shot down a Messer
Poretta, Corsica, France. c. March 1944. A line up of Supermarine Spitfire aircraft of a RAF Squadron which is operating from the same base in the Mediterranean as No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF. Th
Serragia, Corsica, France. June 1944. A RAAF airman paints a swastika on a Supermarine Spitfire aircraft belonging to No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF after it returns from shooting down a Messerschmi
Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF which is now operating from Poretta Airfield in Corsica, and had previously been based in the Middle East for three years. On its f
Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, late of the Western Desert, and one of the two RAAF squadrons which have been in the Middle East for three years, embarking togeth
