Thread: Was Spitfire PR Mk IV - AA810 the first PR Spitfire shot down and pilot captured
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Old 8th November 2020, 18:10
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Re: Was Spitfire PR Mk IV - AA810 the first PR Spitfire shot down and pilot captured
Thanks folks,

Regarding the loss of Gunn in AA810 it is said he was the first but perhaps they failed to say 'Over Northern Norway'. The account says the Germans were unable to believe the range of his Spitfire so thought he must be operating out of a secret airbase in Norway or Sweden, so were keen to interrogate the pilot.

BTW - which JG was Fw. Hans John from?
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