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05-Sep-2021 Apostolos Tikopoulos

The Hellenic Air Force’s historic MJ755 Spitfire

Athens Flying Week 2021, Tanagra Air Force Base.

The MJ755 was one of 77 Spitfires presented to the then Hellenic Royal Airforce to help rebuild Greece’s fleet, delivered to Athens by RAF pilot George Dunn DFC on February 27, 1947. In April of that year, it joined the 335th Royal Hellenic Pursuit Squadron in Sedes while from 1949 it was used as a training aircraft for military pilots in Tatoi. In 1950, it was transferred to the State Aircraft Factory in Faliro, where it was converted to a photo-reconnaissance plane. Its last flight was in 1953 before it was permanently grounded and turned into an exhibit, first at the Tatoi air base and then in the courtyard of the War Museum in Athens. It was transferred back to Tatoi in 1995 after the creation of the Air Force Museum and in 2018 it was sent to a special restoration facility at Biggin Hill airport outside London for a complete makeover. It was fully restored and returned to flight-worthy condition


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Russell Tunny20-Apr-2024 12:02
Great result. V!
Colin Storey28-Nov-2021 17:53
Fantastic image of the famous spitfire.
Neil Marcus28-Nov-2021 16:13
An outstanding view. "V"
Philip P28-Nov-2021 13:52
Beautiful capture, one of my Dad's first jobs was wiring (& rewiring) the wings in Britain's air-force planes before and after damage!
Dennis Hoyne28-Nov-2021 02:47
With those elliptical wings one of the most beautiful airplanes ever built.
Raymond Ma27-Nov-2021 23:33
Love these old Spitfires....they are such a historic icon. V
Doug Cruden27-Nov-2021 21:10
So well done to get this iconic plane from this angle & POV...great photography Apostolos! V
Tom Munson27-Nov-2021 19:51
I like your POV on this capture. Great work.
Walter Otto Koenig27-Nov-2021 17:32
Very nice detail of the underside of this classic plane. "V"
Nestor Derkach27-Nov-2021 16:40
a great overhead aircraft photograph detail sharp and all in the frame.
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Jeff Real27-Nov-2021 15:18
Wow!
What an incredible of this legendary plane!
Brilliant work.
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danad27-Nov-2021 10:57
A stunning image of the spitfire in a position we do not see often.
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laine27-Nov-2021 05:09
Not easy at that angle...well done. V
francoisconstantin27-Nov-2021 03:43
Great frame to have in this position, well done. VV
Fong Lam27-Nov-2021 03:39
Great shot of this spitfire's undercarriage.....nice to see how those gears are retracted....V
globalgadabout26-Nov-2021 23:57
a legendary aircraft for its role in WW2...cool yhat Greece got so many of them....top notch capture here, banked over as if in an aerial battle..
joseantonio26-Nov-2021 21:20
love the way it fills the whole frame.V.
Helen Betts26-Nov-2021 21:20
An interesting history of this plane, and an excellent capture of it. V.
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