nmayhew Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hello gents I was looking at various Spitfire IX options and came across this pic of a IXe all bombed up...seems an excellent candidate to use Derek's ventral bomb carrier, but only if I can pin down what the codes on the fuselage looked like... Any thoughts? Pic is from Wiki / IWM, and captioned: "Wing Commander A G Page, commander of 125 Wing, about to take off in his Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXE 'AGP' from Longues, Normandy. A 500-lb GP bomb is carried under the fuselage and two 250-lb GP bombs on wing racks. Later the same day, Page shot down his 14th aircraft, but was wounded and his aircraft damaged." I can see the "AGP" under the spinner, and the pennant just below the cockpit, but were the codes AGP as well, and what was the serial? Any other pics of this bird (I have trawled but could not find any)? Or indeed, other IXe Spitfires which are fully bombed - they do seem quite rare beasts - where you can see all the markings etc? Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hello gents I was looking at various Spitfire IX options and came across this pic of a IXe all bombed up...seems an excellent candidate to use Derek's ventral bomb carrier, but only if I can pin down what the codes on the fuselage looked like... Any thoughts? Pic is from Wiki / IWM, and captioned: "Wing Commander A G Page, commander of 125 Wing, about to take off in his Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXE 'AGP' from Longues, Normandy. A 500-lb GP bomb is carried under the fuselage and two 250-lb GP bombs on wing racks. Later the same day, Page shot down his 14th aircraft, but was wounded and his aircraft damaged." I can see the "AGP" under the spinner, and the pennant just below the cockpit, but were the codes AGP as well, and what was the serial? Any other pics of this bird (I have trawled but could not find any)? Or indeed, other IXe Spitfires which are fully bombed - they do seem quite rare beasts - where you can see all the markings etc? Cheers Nick I'd think the codes were AGP for sure since he's a winco. No idea on the serial number though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickDandy Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Guessing at RM763 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan-Arie Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 RM763 was a Spitfire XIV, flown by W/C A. Page hit by flack over Apeldoorn and went down in Grave date 05/10/1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 @Fastzx neither of those links work can you re-post / edit with ones that do please? or maybe post the pic direct here by copying image url from the relevant website, and using the image icon when you post here?? cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hey Jon I think I recall seeing that original discussion in my 'googlings' It is strange that it is actually very difficult to pin down IXe Spits which are fully bombed Like I said, if anyone could suggest another airframe which is well documented, then if the subject is interesting I'd probably go for it Looking at Fundecals XVI as an alternative at the moment, but would prefer something with stripes if poss Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 (edited) USAAF 8th & 9th Air forces had neatly painted stripes for the most part. RAF 2nd Tac is well-known for slap-dash stripes. All had the same two days warning. Edited June 13, 2013 by Slartibartfast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Keep it on topic please - I know all about the stripes I am interested in the aircraft or other fully bombed IXe Spits that are clearly photographed Thanks Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Hi Nick; Always had an interest in Geoffrey Page's career. A remarkable, yet humble man. This Spit IXe would make a great project. I'm not sure on the serial myself, but I know someone who will, and if they don't, no one will! Give me a day, and I'll be right back with the appropriate info (hopefully!) Regards;Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Hi Steve Any info and / or pics would be great Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Brooks Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 USAAF 8th & 9th Air forces had neatly painted stripes for the most part. RAF 2nd Tac is well-known for slap-dash stripes. All had the same two days warning. It had been hoped that we'd got rid of this "My gang's better than your gang" nonsense; research has shown that there was "neat" and "slapdash" (aka "hurried") in all Air Forces (and it was 2TAF, not Tac.) And please don't regurgitate that well-known photo of stripes being roughly re-applied over the worn items. Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 My post had nothing to do with cheerleading, damn it. There is photographc proof. And I said "for the most psrt" regarding USAAF. Photos of sloppy C-47s can be found easily enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 ok guys, back on topic...anyone have anything to add whilst we wait for Fightersweep / Steve to come back? cheers nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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