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PR Spitfire P9331 ZD-A at Reims. This PR Spitfire of 212 Sqn suffered a glycol leak following take-off from Meaux near Paris on 7 June 1940. Made a force landing at Champagne airfield near Reims. Pilot believed to be F/Lt 'Tug' Wilson. French were asked to destroy it but failed to do so and consequently was captured intact by German troops.Luftwaffen französisches Flugzeug Jagdflugzeug Hangar Frankreich 1940 (2) | eBay
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Kingscoy Nice shots of an early PR Spitfire P9331 at Reims. This PR Spitfire of 212 Sqn suffered a glycol leak following take-off from Meaux near Paris on 7 June 1940. Made a force landing at Champagne airfield near Reims. Pilot believed to be F/Lt 'Tug' Wilson. French were asked to destroy it but failed to do so and consequently was captured intact by German troops.
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PR Spitfire P9331 ZD-A at Reims. This PR Spitfire of 212 Sqn suffered a glycol leak following take-off from Meaux near Paris on 7 June 1940. Made a force landing at Champagne airfield near Reims. Pilot believed to be F/Lt 'Tug' Wilson. French were asked to destroy it but failed to do so and consequently was captured intact by German troops.
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