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Promotional stamps for the Spitfire Fund, a government initiative to encourage civilians to contribute money to buy a Submarine Spitfire for the war effort during the Second World War (1939-45).

A Supermarine Spitfire at the Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow in 2023.

The cockpit of a Mk. IX Supermarine Spitfire. The fighter was in service with the RAF from 1939 to 1947 but was also used by many other airforces worldwide. (Aviation Museum Prague)

A photograph showing a number of Supermarine Spitfire F Mark XIIs of 41 Squadron during the Second World War (1939-45). 41 Squadron was based at Friston in Sussex, England. Imperial War Museums

A Supermarine Spitfire at the Season Premiere Airshow in 2018. The Spitfire was first built for use by the RAF in the 1930s and was a crucial fighter in the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940.

A map depicting the strategic situation in Europe and the Mediterranean in early November 1942, as World War II reached a critical turning point. Axis expansion had begun to reverse, while the Allies launched...

The destroyed Möhne dam in western Germany following the RAF's Operation Chastise of May 1943. (German Federal Archives)

Colonel Alexander Hamilton, dressed in the uniform of the New York artillery during the American Revolutionary War. Painting by Alonzo Chappel, c. 19th century.

George Washington and Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-78. Reproduction of a painting by John Ward Dunsmore, 1907. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Brig. Gen. Thomas Conway, namesake of the Conway Cabal, an attempt to remove George Washington as commander of the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-78. Portrait by an unknown artist, circa 19th century. Historical Society...