LW048 A Squadron of Spitfires! K&C Napoleon in Egypt Like his men he wears

Like his men he wears a simple white summer tunic and cap

This officer returns the General's salute

A little bit of home-spun entertainment sure went a long way in those days

000 FT-17’s fell into German hands many were scrapped

This uniform was discontinued “for the duration” and was never reinstated

LW048 A Squadron of Spitfires! K&C Napoleon in Egypt Like his men he wearsAt the height of the Battle of Britain in 1940 Chief of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering was becoming increasingly impatient with his air force's inability to decisively crush the Royal Air Force. At the same time the Luftwaffe was beginning to lose an growing number of aircraft to the British. He decided to pay a visit to his frontline squadrons in France to find out for himself what was going wrong Traveling on his private train the Reichsmarshall