19 Squadron Spitfires. RAF 19 Squadron
Spitfires. Aviation art prints of 19 Squadron Spitfires.
Aviation
art prints of Supermarine Spitfires of 19 squadron shown in aviation art
prints by leading aviation artists. this range available at these prices
direct from Cranston Fine Arts, the aviation and military art print
company
Fighter Pilot of 19 Squadron. Wing Commander
George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM* George Unwin joined the RAF in 1929,
and in 1936 was posted to Duxford with 19 Squadron as a Sergeant Pilot.
He was one of the first pilots in the RAF to fly the Spitfire. With the
outbreak of war 19 Squadron moved to Hornchurch and George, now one of
the Squadron's most experienced pilots, took part in the great air
battles over France and Dunkirk, scoring 3 and a half victories. He flew
with 19 Squadron continuously during the whole of the Battle of Britain.
He was commissioned in 1941. After a period instructing, he resumed
operations, flying Mosquitoes with 16 Squadron. George finished the war
with 13 victories, 2 shared, 2 unconfirmed, and 2 probables. He died
28th June 2006.
Royal
Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph
up to
The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I
34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575
miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various
Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine
guns, for MK's V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning
machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or
a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs.
Designed
by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936.
and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19
squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there
were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in
store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and
developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II
came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into
service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe
especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin
engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named
Seafires.
By the end of
production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408
Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a
total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires
in front line use until April 1954.
