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Old 24th April 2009, 10:11
Bernard Bernard is offline
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Re: He 111 crash at Ham-Noyon Area, France

Hi Peter,

See this IWM photo !

C 1527


PHOTOGRAPHER: Hensser H (Mr)
Royal Air Force official photographer
TITLE: ROYAL AIR FORCE: FRANCE, 1939-1940.
COLLECTION NUMBER: 4700-11
PERIOD: Second World War
DATE: 10 May 1940
ACCESS: Unrestricted
COLOUR / BLACK & WHITE: Black and white
TYPE: Official photograph
DESCRIPTION: Sightseers gather as RAF officers inspect crashed Heinkel 111H, 'V4-DT', of 9/KG1, which crash-landed near Albert. This was one of seven aircraft belonging to III/KG1 which were shot down by Hawker Hurricanes of Nos. 85 and 607 Squadrons RAF on the afternoon of 10 May 1940. The crew surrendered to the unarmed keeper of a British Great War military cemetery nearby.

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Bernard.
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