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Re: Which stories behind these photos?
Spitfire IIa P8500 of 616 Sqn was shot down by Bf 109 and crash landed at Gravelines (near Dunkirk) while on an escort to Short Stirlings attacking Lille on 6th July 1941. The pilot Sgt J McCairns was at first a POW but later escaped from Stalag Luft IXC and returned to the UK via Spain.
A nice photo and good to see one without red paint all over it for a change! I've reattached it here as it will be lost when the eBay sale ends.
Keep them coming!
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Larry Hayward
Last edited by Larry; 22nd August 2014 at 18:14.
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