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Spitfire Images

May 28, 2016

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Spit1Legends at full throttle: Photographer captures pin-sharp images of the final 55 airworthy Spitfires using just a handheld camera

  • Air-to-air photographer John Dibbs spent years hanging out of fighter planes to capture stunning shots of Spitfires
  • Using skill and experience of former RAF pilot Tim Ellison, Dibbs flew to within 15ft of the hugely iconic planes
  • Battled extreme wind and noise to shoot through open canopy with handheld camera to take remarkable images

By EUAN MCLELLAND FOR MAILONLINE and DAVID WILKES FOR THE DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED: 20:33 EST, 19 May 2016 | UPDATED: 02:43 EST, 21 May 2016

See full story and all images here.

 

Recent News

WITT, Robert

Sep 4, 2024

We have been advised of the death of Robert Witt on our about the end of August 2024. Rob was a previous member of the FAAAA but left a good many years ago and we lost contact with him. His funeral was held at the Mt Gravatt Crematorium in Brisbane on 5th September...

HAMLYN, Warren Bruce

Apr 3, 2024

Sadly,  we wish to advise that Fleet Air Arm veteran, CMDR Warren Hamlyn, passed away 8th March 2024. Warren, who was born in Waverley on 2nd July 1940, joined the RAN as a Supplementary List Midshipman in February of 1963 and four months after his basic training at...

NSW ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 29 MAR 25

Jan 21, 2024

The Annual General Meeting of NSW Division and the Election of Office Bearers for the coming year will be held on SATURDAY 29th March 2024 COMMENCING AT 1030 AT THE WHITE ENSIGN CLUB HMAS ALBATROSS (on the western side of the Fleet Air Arm Museum). All Members are...

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