A British fighter Hawker Hurricane burning after it had been shot down near El Alamein, 7 July 1942.Victor Sierra

Hurricane shot down at El Alamein

A member of the Afrika Korps sitting on a British fighter Tomahawk crashed in the North African desert. This is one of a series of photographs that belonged to a German officer who was captured on 24 October 1942 during the Battle of El Alamein. Victor Sierra

Tomahawk crashed in desert

Forced landing on a British fighter Spitfire V near El Alamein just off the main Alexandria-Mersa Matruh road, 18 August 1942. Victor Sierra