Oakey Spitfires

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I seem to recall that there was almost a mutiny on an aircraft carrier when Seafires were just thrown overboard on the way back from the Far East. Who could have foreseen that a few years later, at least for a time, Spitfires would have been useful in Korea! Seafires were of course used for a time.

The photo does make me cry though...I have a few shots (lo res) taken by a magazine of RAF aircraft such as a Typhoon, at an airfield where they were used as targets and and for fire-fighting demos.