Out Of The Storm

Out of the storm came a spitfire, Its mighty heart beating strong,

Its blades flashing hope in the sunlight, Leaving darkness And

dispair far behind.

Great low level shot! Though your caption is a bit too theatrical for my tastes. I think the majesty of the machine and the history they were part of speak for themselves.

A little more contrast between subject and background.

A piece of history here...

Fantastic capture!

 

Have a look at my P47, taken at Duxford during 60th Anniv of D-Day. I hope to post some of my Spit pics soon

Nice Spitfire pic Martin. What variant is this with a five bladed prop? Griffon engined?

yes that is correct , all the griffin powered varients had five blades to soak up the power that the engine producesalso you can see the lumps on the top of the cowling wich are there to cover the clynder heads on the oversized engine i believe that this is a MK 18 spitfire. but... i could be wrong.....

.. that's not a Spitfire. A Typhoon maybe, but not a Spitfire. Anyone expert can confirm?

If that's a Spitfire, it must be the very late model Mk24, the only one fitted with that kind of "bubble" canopy. Please see http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/1997/05/stuff_eng_detail_spit24.htm , there is a picture showing the same type of canopy. Not many of these wre produced, indeed a rare version of the spit you have photographed!

Martin, I was induced to believe it's not a Spitfire by the strange type of "bubble" canopy. After looking carefully at the MK24 displayed at RAF Museum Hendon, UK, I have no doubt that your photo shows one of the very few Mk24 ever made. Again, congratulations for your nice capture!

sorry to dissapoint you but it is a MK XVlll or 18 . if you still disbelieve , google search its registration which is sm845 it is based at duxford. there also is a mk 14 with a bubble canopy based their painted in jhonny jhonson`s colors..... happy veiwing....

Definitely a Spitfire! The first with the tear drop canopy was (as far as I remember) the later version of the Mk15 Seafire but most marks thereafter had them and the mk 18 was the most numerous. I believe a couple of late photo reconnaissance versions (mk 21?) are widely used at displays which would be appropriate for this shot! (Probably not though because of the cannon) Cracking shot, martin!

Thanks Martin, I've learnt something new about Spitifires! Cheers

Thanks for the clarification Martin. again, cool pic!

Real, real nice, the dark sky really brings out the prop tips.

oh man! what a shot!

Beyoootiful! Look at the massive dual scoops for the radiators. That was some machine! 5 blades and the prop still must be 12 feet in diameter. Now that must've been a ton of horsepower to absorb. Wish I was there to hear the music that bird was creating during a high speed pass.