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30th September 2016, 12:31

Graham Boak Graham Boak is offline

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Re: First Captured Flyable Spitfire

As I understand, a PR Spitfire was captured in May 1940. This presumably was unserviceable. Its loss (despite ignored earlier orders to evacuate) was one of the reasons why the RAF fell out with Sydney Cotton .

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