Thijs Postma - Poster - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.24 In HongKong PH-AJU In September 1939 a KLM

In September 1939 a KLM DC-3 ‘Mees’ (the PH-ASM) en route from Copenhagen to Schiphol came under fire by a German patrol

It is nearly circular in shape and has a bright core surrounded by a cloud-like aura of white

A painting of a nostalgic plane

This is a scene from boarding at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands

marking a contribution of Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam)

Thijs Postma - Poster - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.24 In HongKong PH-AJU In September 1939 a KLMGet the last operational Spitfires at home! This gouache shows the ultimate Spitfires of No. 80 Squadron in HongKong in 1950. They were based on Kai Tak. The markings show identification stripes introduced in the Korean War. The Supermarine Spitfire Mk. 24 was the last development of the Spitfire. The Mk. 24 has a maximum speed of 730km h, or 170km h faster than the first model. And it could reach 40,000ft, that is 10,000ft more than before.