File:RAF Typhoon with WWII Spitfire MOD 45157537.jpg

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English: A Royal Air Force Typhoon jet, specially painted with 'Invasion Stripes' for the 70th anniversary of D-Day, tails an iconic Spitfire fighter similarly painted.

On 21st May, Royal Air Force Coningsby commemorated the anniversary of the D-Day landings by unveiling a specially painted Typhoon jet. The jet (tail number ZK308) has been adorned with iconic black and white invasion markings in a tribute to the significant role of the Hawker Typhoon in WWII – particularly during D-Day operations. Included in the unveiling ceremony was a flypast by the Tyhpoon along with a spitfire.

  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: WAD-OFF-20140521-0312-037
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Equipment, Aircraft, Offensive, Typhoon, Historical Aircraft
  • Keywords: Typhoon, Spitfire, Royal Air Force, RAF, Equipment, Aircraft, Jet, Fighter, Defensive, FGR4, D-Day Anniversary, BBMF, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Historical
  • Country: United Kingdom
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Author Senior Aircraftman Angel Clarke
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(Reusing this file)		 Images are downloadable at high resolution, made available at http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk for reuse under the OGL (Open Government License).

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