Spitfires Over the Needles by Philip West. SIG967 With the British Mediterranean Fleet

With the British Mediterranean Fleet riding at anchor in Grand Harbour Malta

some of the pilots were icily matter-of-fact about these missions: You could see the AAA from over twenty miles away but from five miles out at 200 feet you could steer a path through the lines of tracer to the target

and the mission was partially aborted

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Spitfires Over the Needles by Philip West. SIG967 With the British Mediterranean FleetDHM1837. Spitfires Over the Needles by Philip West. Battle of Britain, July 1940. Spitfires of 609 Squadron returning to their satellite station airfield at Warmwell to re arm and re fuel, following an intercept mission against enemy aircraft trying to disrupt shipping along the South Coast of England. Like many other RAF Squadrons, No 609 the (West Riding) Auxiliary Squadron distinguished itself in many great air battles with honour and courage. Just