<i>Royal Air Force- Operations in Malta, Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, 1940-1945.</i><br>
Supermarine Spitfire Mark VB(T), EP257, being operated by No. 126 Squadron RAF, taxies along the dusty perimeter track at Luqa, Malta, for a sortie.  A member of the groundcrew runs alongside to warn the pilot of obstacles ahead.  There was considerable interchange of aircraft between squadrons on Malta at this time, and EP257 shows evidence of hastily painted-out identification letters.
Royal Air Force official photographer
between 1940 and 1945 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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