Thijs Postma - Poster - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.24 In HongKong PH-AJU A painting of a nostalgic

A painting of a nostalgic plane

It is nearly circular in shape and has a bright core surrounded by a cloud-like aura of white

Also at night

In September 1939 a KLM DC-3 ‘Mees’ (the PH-ASM) en route from Copenhagen to Schiphol came under fire by a German patrol

It is one of the most beautiful jet fighters ever built

Thijs Postma - Poster - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.24 In HongKong PH-AJU A painting of a nostalgicGet the last operational Spitfires at home! This gouache shows the ultimate Spitfires of No. 80 Squadron in HongKong in 1950. They were based on Kai Tak. The markings show identification stripes introduced in the Korean War. The Supermarine Spitfire Mk. 24 was the last development of the Spitfire. The Mk. 24 has a maximum speed of 730km h, or 170km h faster than the first model. And it could reach 40,000ft, that is 10,000ft more than before.