A British soldier inspects a downed German Messerschmitt Bf. 109E-1 fighter. The plane was damaged in an aerial battle with a British Hurricane fighter and made an emergency landing on the beach, near the town of Lydd, Kent county. October 27, 1940. - The pilot was captured.


Downed fighter plane

British paratroopers search German prisoners in the Dutch town of Wolfheze, In the background Dutch civilians watch the proceedings.


POW search

British troops advance through the village of Hermanville-sur-Mer, near Sword Beach, Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
