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Nice photo but tells nothing of Who, What, Where, When, and Why?

what does the Wildcat with the D-Day marks ????

>>>"what does the Wildcat with the D-Day marks ????"<<<

Those "D-Day marks", specifically the invasion stripes, are authentic. Great Britain used the Grumman Wildcat in WWII.

Great set of waterbird! Seen in Daily Newsletter!

@mc19rf

That's a Martlet the Royal Navy variant of the F4F/FM2

Who?=brave men. What=a celebration of Victory. Where= Oxfords. When=VE Day! Why=because a lot of Brave men overcame the axles of Evil .
Fantastic shot.

Dam spell check=Duxford

A nice tribute.

I think the 17 may have been used for fire suppression in california and was flown to Great britain in the mid 70s in trade for a Vulcan for a museum here in the States. A neighbor who had been a wing commander in the RAF made the trip.