Which stories behind these photos?

[montana]

Hi,

The Spitfire KL-B is actually the N3180 from 54 Squadron. P/O Alan Deere crashed on the beach of Oostduinkerke (Belgium) on the morning of 28/5/1940.

[montana]

The Hurricane on the beach is probably the one of P/O Dryden (US-T/N2659) shot down on 29/5/1940.

[Parabellum]

Thanks for precisions, Montana.
And who knows about this Spit? YQ°D Serial P8500 Place? Date? Events?
http://cgi.ebay.de/Flugzeug-Jaeger-E...item3a57f14f87

[Larry]

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!