Spitfire QV-F from 19 Sqn

[brewerjerry]

Originally Posted by montana

Many thanks to all ! P8243 and P8255 seemed to apply to this crash but unfortunately these two Spit were lost above the sea off the Dutch coast and the pilots were killed. For me this Spit is a real mystery ! The pilot apparently was taken POW or evaded. When you look at a photograph, a German is taking his parachute from the cockpit. The canopy is smashed too.

Hi
true, but it has happened before,
for example P7095 crash landed, there are some very good pictures of an almost intact aircraft, but it's pilot sgt brown was later found to have been killed.
strange things happen in wartime.
cheers
Jerry