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Old 31st January 2011, 00:13
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Re: Crashed Spitfire

Hello,

22-8-1943
No.485 Sqn RNZAF
Spitfire IX BS543 OU-F

Ramrod 212 to Le Havre. Damaged by Fw190s, forced landed at Bolbec. Initially PoW, escaped within 45 minutes, evaded via Spain-Gibraltar. Back to UK via Liberator.

NZ413919 F/Sgt Leslie Samuel McQueen WHITE RNZAF . (later DFC,MiD)

Photo of BS543 in Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses Vol.2. p.116 (see also p.118), another appeared in Flugsport, date unknown.

White died Te Puia Springs, New Zealand, 23-7-1988.

Col.
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