The crew of a British tank smile at the friendly townspeople of Eindhoven, Holland. Soon after, the Germans would launch a devastating counterattack; Market Garden; September 1944.


Among friendly Dutch folks

 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 .
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Jarosław Gwardys‎Supermarine Spitfire Historical Society

Captured Spit

A damaged Cruiser Mk I CS abandoned in Calais, 1940.Possibly from the   1st Armoured division ,see the Rinocheros symbol.
taken from fb/The France and Flanders Campaign 1940