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RAF Fighters at 'Readiness'

RAF Fighters at 'Readiness'

4th August 1940: A Spitfire pilot describes the bond between aircrew and ground crew as they ready for 'Scramble'

Aug 04, 2025
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Armourer Fred Roberts re-arms Supermarine Spitfire Mark IA, serial number X4474 ‘QV-I’, belonging to No. 19 Squadron RAF, at Fowlmere airfield in Cambridgeshire. Nearby, the pilot, Sergeant B.J. Jennings, exchanges a few words with his mechanic.

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