British Forces

Captured Spit

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ZD*A P9317 Flown by P/o Hugh Falkus. It was forced down on the morning of June 1st 1940 while covering the Dunkirk Evacuation . Falkus's Spitfire was hit by a lucky shot to the fuel tank. He landed a Le Touguet where the picture was taken. He was unable to destroy his aircraft giving the Germans a usable example of the MkI Spitfire . taken from fb/ Jarosław Gwardys‎Supermarine Spitfire Historical Society