As part of a larger project, I'm attempting to locate and identify as many photos as possible of Spitfires downed in France during 1940. I'm estimating that there are approximately 25-35 possible aircraft that came down in such a condition that they could be potentially identifiable from their markings. Most would have been lost during the Dunkirk evacuation period of late-May, early-June, 1940, although there are examples earlier and some later. Today, a new photo that I hadn't seen before was sold on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEDW%3AIT&rd=1. This one clearly carries the individual letter "U," and appears to show the partial serial ??20? There is a village or town in the background that may be readily identifiable as to a location to some of the readers of this board. This is likely a plane lost during the period May-June, 1940, but it may have been later, or even beyond the end of 1940, which is my cut off. Can anyone supply an identification for this Spitfire or the location for the crash?
I'm also trying to identify an ECPA photo that has been published that shows the wreckage of a Spitfire that appears to have made a wheels down landing on a beach in the vicinity of Dunkirk, taken from below the left wing, with the black undersurface visible. The cockpit and rear of the a/c may have been burned out. Other views of the aircraft, possibly with markings info, may exist. Can anyone help with the identification of this a/c?
I would be most interested in exchanging information with others who have an expertise in this subject.
I'll be posting further inquiries on this subject over the next few days.
Thanx