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Stig,


You should consider the possibility that this may be a private aircraft that was stored in a hangar along with military aircraft.

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?????
The D.338 in question was a formed AA aircraft, civil registered and used by Air France.
In the period 1919-1939 both France and Poland had a lot to do with each other, both
politically and financially. Poland used a lot of French aircraft types as well.

For all I can say (Franek??) it is not impossible that an Air France aircraft could get stuck
somewhere in Poland and be destroyed.
Also the pic is clearly taken outside, not inside any hangar.

Cheers
Stig

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D-338 F-ARTD n°22 former R245 in french AF, lost Ouistreham June 20th, 1940
https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/type/d338

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Great!!
Thanks for that data

Cheers
Stig

PS: I now have chased up a production list of the type in question and added the data from Aviation Safety site. Thanks again!!!

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tnx Ed

#3895_1: It is EB-W W3852 of n°41 sqdn, lost on 12 april 1942 with Flight Lt "Bill" Palmer POW close St-Omer.

A profile of this Spitfire Vb on back cover of the book Blood- sweat and courage -41 sqdn) by Steve Brew

Bertrand

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You're welcome Bertrand.




https://www.ebay.de/itm/227497803876...Bk9SR8LSn76KaA
https://www.ebay.de/itm/227497758271...Bk9SR8TSn76KaA
https://www.ebay.de/itm/398346840905...Bk9SR7j5uL2MaA
https://www.ebay.de/itm/237042261518...Bk9SR6TU572MaA

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Hi all,

.....P-47 Thunderbolt and not B-17?
https://www.ebay.de/itm/237042261518...Bk9SR9Ljw_OMaA

another photo from same seller:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/398346756073...Bk9SR5LSr_OMaA

Any info?

Faenor

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The P-47D (quite an amazing B-17....) looks like 42-7865 lost 16.3.1943.
The pilot Goerge Spaleny bailed out and was made POW

No idea about your second one

Cheers
Stig

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4th time of trying to post.
Photos 3-4 both lost on Mission 83 16 Aug.43 to Le Bourget airfield.

B-17F 42-5797 BK-E 384BG (ex-AFSC) shot down by e/a, MACR 295. Tail symbol looks like a Greek "Pi"; on 1 July 1st. Div. ordered a triangle with Group letter (384th ="P), maybe no time to mark up so used this.


P-47D 42-7865 LM-T 56FG with engine failure escorting B-17s crashed W. of Beauvais, on VIIIFC 105. As Stig says.


Nick