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Photograph MEC1213 Second World War, 1939-1945El Daba, Egypt. c. May 1943. A Supermarine Spitfire aircraft of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF is given an early morning check over. The pilot is at the controls, while ground crew standby.

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El Daba, Egypt. c. May 1943. A Supermarine Spitfire aircraft of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF is given an early morning check over. The pilot is at the controls, while ground crew standby.
El Daba, Egypt. c. May 1943. A Supermarine Spitfire aircraft of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF is given an early morning check over. The pilot is at the controls, while ground crew standby.

El Daba, Egypt. c. 1943. Ground crew members of No. 451 Squadron RAAF, check a Supermarine Spitfire aircraft before an essential patrol job from an airfield in the Western Desert.

El Daba, Egypt. c. 1943. Ground crew members of No. 451 Squadron RAAF, check a Supermarine Spitfire aircraft before an essential patrol job from an airfield in the Western Desert.

El Daba, Egypt. c. 1943. Ground crew staff check over this aircraft of a Supermarine Spitfire aircraft of No. 451 Squadron RAAF, at present doing an essential patrol job from an airfield in the Wester

El Daba, Egypt. c. 1943. Ground crew of No. 451 Squadron RAAF, work on two Supermarine Spitfire aircraft on an airfield while two other aircraft have just taken off on patrol.

El Daba, Egypt. c. May 1943. 14656 Leading Aircraftman Joe Cross, flight rigger, ground crew member of No. 451 Squadron RAAF, handles the pump as he refuels a Supermarine Spitfire aircraft.
