Posing beside a Supermarine Spitfire. Roland Britton (left), a fighter pilot in No. 17 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, poses beside a Supermarine Spitfire with his friend, British businessman James Murray. Murray comments that he ?made (Britton) a steel stencil (for the plane) so that the insignia, a mailed fist, could be sprayed on quickly?. Calcutta (Kolkata), India, circa 1944. Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Southern Asia, Asia.
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Posing beside a Supermarine Spitfire. Roland Britton (left), a fighter pilot in No. 17 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, poses beside a Supermarine Spitfire with his friend, British businessman James Murray. Murray comments that he ?made (Britton) a steel stencil (for the plane) so that the insignia, a mailed fist, could be sprayed on quickly?. Calcutta (Kolkata), India, circa 1944. Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Southern Asia, Asia.

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Aircraft Warplane Fighter Propeller Airfield Posing Transport and communication Air Military and armed forces Airforces Wars and conflict World War II (1939-45) Dress and adornment Military and uniforms Dress and adornment Portraits (amateur) Kolkata West Bengal India Southern Asia Asia

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