Chronology of World War II

Friday, October 27


A Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXE Taxies Out


A Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXE Taxies Out
A Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXE of No. 412 Squadron RCAF, armed with a 250-lb GP bomb under each wing, taxies out for a sortie at B80/Volkel, Holland. A member of the ground crew is seated on the starboard wing to help the pilot to negotiate potholes, flooding and other obstructions on the airfield, October 27, 1944