kids encyclopedia robot

Image: Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vs assembled by the Special Erection Party in Gibraltar for Operation Torch, 1942

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Original image ‎(800 × 800 pixels, file size: 131 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: "Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vs assembled by the Special Erection Party for Operation TORCH, undergoing initial engine tests at North Front, Gibraltar. The Special Erection Party was established at Gibraltar in July 1942 to assemble and test fly aircraft crated from Britain by sea for the reinforcement of Malta. On 28 October 1942 an unexpected shipment of 116 Spitfires and 13 Hawker Hurricanes arrived to be prepared for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation TORCH) and a further shipment was received a few days later. Despite shortages of personnel, the SEP, assisted by soldiers of the Malta Brigade, assembled, test-flew and cannon-tested all the aircraft in time for the commencement of the Operation (8 November)."
Title: Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vs assembled by the Special Erection Party in Gibraltar for Operation Torch, 1942
Credit: This photograph CM 6699 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Dallison G W (Lt), No. 1 AFPS, Army Film and Photographic Unit, War Office official photographer
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No

The following page links to this image:

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.