A group of Danish business men raised £38,000 and presented it to Mr Churchill saying that it was to buy three spitfires on the condition of three Danish pilots could fly them. They where named,
BL924 Valdama Atterdag, BL831 Skagen Ind and BL955 Niels Ebbesen, that was the aircraft by the way. They flew under 234sqd.
BL924 was shot down whilst being flown by an American pilot, Fl. Lt Watkins
BL831 was also shot down in the same air battle 24th april 1942. the pilot, Axel Svendsen was never found.
The last one BL955 After being shot lost altitude and hit a power cable flipping it over and ripping a wing off in France, in July 1942. The pilot, Jørgen Thalbitzer was captured after 14 days of running after being reported by a French farmer......
Bit of topic but I thought I would share.
Ian M
BL924 Valdama Atterdag, BL831 Skagen Ind and BL955 Niels Ebbesen, that was the aircraft by the way. They flew under 234sqd.
BL924 was shot down whilst being flown by an American pilot, Fl. Lt Watkins
BL831 was also shot down in the same air battle 24th april 1942. the pilot, Axel Svendsen was never found.
The last one BL955 After being shot lost altitude and hit a power cable flipping it over and ripping a wing off in France, in July 1942. The pilot, Jørgen Thalbitzer was captured after 14 days of running after being reported by a French farmer......
Bit of topic but I thought I would share.
Ian M
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