e-bay photo question - shot downed Spitfire July 1941
 

Hi all,

on e-bay is this nice collection of same downed Spitfire and probably with his pilot (same date-month and same writing on back of photos)

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-1-notgel...oAAOSwZVlXotp8

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-2-notgel...IAAOSwnQhXotoO

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-3-notgel...oAAOSwhOdXotkf

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Jagd-Fli...QAAOSwARZXotr2

HAve somebody more info?

Thanks Faenor

Re: e-bay photo question - shot downed Spitfire July 1941
 

6 Jul 41 P8500 YQ-D of 616 Sqn Sgt J McCairns POW

Re: e-bay photo question - shot downed Spitfire July 1941
 

The pilot later escaped from his POW camp in Bad Sulza (Thuringia, Germany) and returned to UK via Spain.

Best wishes !

Horst Weber

Re: e-bay photo question - shot downed Spitfire July 1941
 

....& awarded Military Medal as a result

Re: e-bay photo question - shot downed Spitfire July 1941
 

Hi all,

thanks for info (same like on my previous topic about Blenheim) and on these links are more photos and information about Sgt J McCairns .


http://falkeeinsgreatplanes.blogspot...bay-photo.html

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showt...ndad-s-day-out

Again nice piece of history about one pilot and his Spitfire from summer 1941.

Faenor

Re: e-bay photo question - shot downed Spitfire July 1941
 

...and another photo from my e-bay archive for this Spit.

Faenor

Re: e-bay photo question - shot downed Spitfire July 1941
 

Faenor thanks for linking to my blog page

If of interest Jim McCairns Wiki bio page is here