
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 | |||||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 22 Apr 2013 | |||||||
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Licensing | Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957. |
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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.
SUPPLY RUNS:
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...