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| Caption | A Heinkel He-111H bomber captured on a landing strip in Libya after the Battle of El Alamein and repainted in RAF markings by No. 260 Squadron RAF. Note the distinctive squadron mark on the side. 1943. ww2dbase | ||||
| Date | 1943 | ||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||
| Photo Size | 700 x 483 pixels | ||||
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13 Nov 2015 06:47:13 PM
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: GOOD SHOW!
Heinkel He-111H Wk.Nr.6853 code (1H+EN) once assigned to II./KG 26 sits alone and abandoned by the Germans, on a Libyan airfield, February 9, 1940.
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Aircraft was later given the RAF s/n AW 177 with code (HS-?) and was flown to Alexandra, Egypt for mess supplies! Note the crude RAF markings on wings and fuselage...