![Spitfire Spitfire](../Bert/HomePage/Spitfire.png)
Ten days after arriving at Ismalia and
training in Harvards, Bert had his first flight in a Spitfire. The
Spitfire was a significant step up in performance compared with the
Harvard. The Spitfire has a 1470HP engine and a top speed of 378MPH.
Bert flew several Spitfires during his time at
Ismalia, these are listed at
Appendix 70.
(Photograph taken from Log Book.)
The training in Spitfires covered the period
26th February 1944 to 23rd March 1944, the following maneuvers were
completed:-