Private Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe (ML 296) by Igor Kmet (Sliač, Slovakia)
| Photographer: | Igor Kmet | |
| Aircraft: | Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe | |
| Operator: | Private | |
| Registration: | ML 296 | |
| Category: | Military | |
| Database: | Main | |
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| AP Image ID: | 663524 | Legacy page | |
| Resolution: | 1600x1219 px | |
| Taken: | Aug 31st 2015 / 31.08.2015 | |
| Published: | Jan 31st 2016 / 31.01.2016 | |
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| Camera model: | NIKON D600 | |
| Shutter speed: | 1/250s | |
| Aperture: | f/9 | |
| ISO: | 200 | |
| Focal length: | 26 mm |
| Airport name: | Sliač | |
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| ICAO: | LZSL | |
| Country: | Slovakia |
| Liked by: | Sergey Konkov, Stewart Harris, Piotr Gryzowski, Roman N., flyer1, Wojtek Zaremba | |
| Albums: | 1x: SIAF | |
| Author's remark: | Spitfire in marking of the slovak fighter ace WWII. F/Lt Otto Smik DFC - sq. leader 312. sq. was on this Spit (orig. r/n ML 296 - HF.MK.IX version) shot down by flak during strafing on Gilze-Rijen AB 3.9.1944 (Ramrod 1258). After emergency landing escaped captivity and returned to England. Died 28. 11. 1944 as sq. leader 127. sq. during a raid on the station in Zwolle, where he was again shot down by flak.SIAF 2015. Aircraft dis disassembled before transport. | |
| Comments: | flyer1 on Jan 31st, 2016: "Nice info." |