Australian P/O Warwick Brian Poulton accompanied by his German captors examines the burning remains of his Spitfire in May 1942

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Poulton was shot down in 122 Squadron Spitfire Mk Vb BM241 over Pihen-lès-Guînes in combat with Focke-Wulf Fw 190s of Jagdgeschwader 26 on May 1st 1942 while on a bomber escort mission and appears to have suffered an eye inury during the incident. He remained a prisoner of war for three years before being liberated.

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