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25 August 2009

Speed Week!
Speed Week History
1945 & 1946
As reported by Simon Leo Barber,
special correspondent to
The Island Birdwatcher

Spitfire Turboprop 1946 by Simon Barber
Spitfire Turboprop 1946 (Beryl talks technical) - by Simon Barber

Beryl's Spitfire - 1946
Spitfire XXVII Turboprop & Pilot Beryl Parkesson at the 1946 air races
(links to a page of images by Simon Barber)

Other race planes of note:

Sea Salamander Thumbnail by Simon Barber
1945 Schneider Trophy-Heinkel 162D "Sea Salamander" (photo: S.L. Barber)

Fuel Supply 1946 Thumbnail by Simon Barber
1945 Schneider race: fuel supply (from the scrapbook of Simon Leo Barber)


AirRace 1946 - The Dornier Do 335 'Pfeil' by Simon Barber
Air Races 1946 - The Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil" - by Simon Barber

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