One by debbielove

Photography • Aviation • posted on Apr 26, 2016

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Spitfire N3200 was built in early 1939 and joined 19 Squadron based at RAF Duxford, on 19th April 1940. On 27th May, flown by Squadron Leader Geoffrey Stephenson, the aircraft was involved in operations to protect the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the Calais area.. (there was more than one Evacuation). The aircraft was hit and Stephenson made the decision to force land close to Sangatte (now a cursed name here!). After the successful landing he escaped but was captured in Brussels a few days later and became a POW in Colditz Castle. The remains of N3200 were recovered in 1986, when tides exposed the remains.. In December 2000 it returned to the UK and after a huge restoration effort by The Historic Flying Limited it now wears 19 Squadron livery once more.. The engine was tested in for the first time in 2014 and she flew again that year.. This was shot very early on at the Duxford D-Day Airshow event, in the same year.. Photoshop and Akvis used. Rob

Comments (11)

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Faemike55

10:52AM | Tue, 26 April 2016

wonderful capture and amazing story

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T.Rex

1:03PM | Tue, 26 April 2016

Beautiful shot, Rob. The green grass and grey sky makes a lot here. And talk of resurrection! Fantastic story. But it also says something about quality. How many modern aircraft would last that long under such conditions, and then be renovated to fly again? Did you get more photos of this plane? Would be nice to see them. Keep up the good work! :-)

My rating - 7 !

PS - I looked up the curse Sangatte. Should ship all those Somalis back (and the rest of them, too). Nothing but trouble for all of us - make wars in their own countries, then come to Europe as "refugees" and bring their conflicts with them and take it out on us!

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giulband

1:17PM | Tue, 26 April 2016

Very very expressive capture !!

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radioham

1:26PM | Tue, 26 April 2016

Well in what we call the good old days! steel and I mean real steel was used in planes.... now days all you hear about is how much lighter they can make them at the end of the day those people who fly and keep our sky clear need to be looked after In his great words... Never was so much owed by so many to so few

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