ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945: FIGHTER COMMAND - Spitfire IXEs of No 412 Squadron, RCAF, await the start-up signal, Volkel, October 1944. Each aircraft sags under the weight of two wing-mounted 250lb bombs, and a 500-pounder slung below the fuselage. Though never designed for such a role, the Spitfire proved remarkably effective on interdiction sorties against enemy transport and communications Royal Canadian Air Force, 412 Squadron

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