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Larry Hickey
15th December 2011, 21:19
Hello,

Our team has drawn a blank on this FB apparently down during the Western Campaign of 1940. Anybody got any ideas?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/220912332964?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%3A80%2Fs ch#ht_4161wt_1041

Martin Gleeson comments: "A new Battle loss to me too. Abandoned hastily to judge by the rear cockpit machine gun still in place. No codes visible, so maybe it could be a newly-acquired replacement aircraft. Maybe it was a 103 Sqn. machine with their small codes toned down for night operations ?...
Maybe it is my 'pet project', the Morannes Battle (L5455 of 142 Sqn., which force-landed on June 15th)! "

Can anyone solve this mystery?

Regards,