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| Keywords: VCS-7 mechanics with Spitfire at Lee-on-Solent June 1944.jpg A British Supermarine Spitfire fighter receives maintenance from mechanics of U S Navy Cruiser Scouting Squadron Seven VCS-7 which used these planes to spot Naval gunfire during the June 1944 Normandy invasion Men present are from left to right James J O'Connor; C N Pfanenstiel; Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate V G Disa; Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class R P Theirauld; and Edmund Pachgio <br> VCS-7 switched from their usual Curtiss SOC Seagull floatplanes to British Supermarine Spitfire fighters - given the paper designation FS-1 by the U S Navy - during the Normandy operation VCS-7 was based at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent Hampshire UK and drew planes from a pool of Supermarine Spitfire of Seafire fighters The squadron flew a total of 191 sorties between 6 and 25 June 1944 losing one aircraft to ground fire The kill marking below the cockpit was applied by a previous user Official U S Navy photograph http //www history navy mil/photos/images/g300000/g302108c htm 80-G-302108 1944-06 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Supermarine Spitfire June 1944 in the Battle of Normandy Air War during the Normandy Campaign Invasion stripes | ||||
