The Tail Chase Book The loading operation was a

The loading operation was a precision task and had to be inch perfect

image size 20" x 13½"

the aircraft is powered by two RR RB 199 Mk 103 Turbofans

Geoffrey de-Havilland actually test flew his new creation himself

The print shown

The Tail Chase Book The loading operation was aDuring the height of the Battle of Britain many such scenes would have been witnessed off our shores. Head to head in combat, two of the most famous and successful fighter types of the war, the Supermarine Spitfire and the Messerschmitt bf109 are seen in mortal combat over Beachy Head. For some time in fact the bf109 was superior to the Spitfire due to the carburettor design that allowed the 109 to plunge steeply into a dive without the engine cutting