Friday, May 16, 2025

SEAC Spitfire

SEAC (South East Asia Command) was the Allied body in charge of military operations in Southeast Asia in WWII. I came across a model of a Spitfire with the SEAC blue-in-blue roundels: a Mk XIV Spit, with a five-bladed prop, and clipped wings. Being a Mk XIV, it's currently the most recent Spitfire in the collection.

As far as I can work out, this is a picture of the actual plane. It was flown by James 'Ginger' Lacey, based at RAF Selatar, Singapore, in late 1945.

Douglas Bader - his Spitfire, his home

Douglas Bader  is one of the most famous, if not the most famous of the 'Few' who fought in the Battle of Britain. Plenty of books ...