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Catfish · 08-04-20, 02:14 PM

Not exactly today, but 80 years ago:

"An He-111H 5/KG 26 is forced to land in a remote field near St Abbs Head in Berwickshire with smoke streaming from one engine. Squadron Leader Douglas Farquhar of No. 602 Squadron, who brought it down wants to prevent the Germans from destroying the intact plane, so lands his Spitfire beside it. The Germans watch with disbelief as the Spitfire trundles down the hill and cartwheels into a bog. After pulling their injured rear gunner out and setting fire to the plane, the Germans rush down the hill to rescue Farquhar who is suspended upside down in his harness. Local Defense Volunteers (later called Home Guard) arrive and arrest everyone, including Farquhar who eventually convinces their commander that he is “one of the goodies”. ' "

"[Farquhar] was awarded the DFC (gazetted 1st March 1940), promoted to Wing Commander and posted to RAF Martlesham Heath to take command there."

08-04-20, 02:14 PM	#3378
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Not exactly today, but 80 years ago: "An He-111H 5/KG 26 is forced to land in a remote field near St Abbs Head in Berwickshire with smoke streaming from one engine. Squadron Leader Douglas Farquhar of No. 602 Squadron, who brought it down wants to prevent the Germans from destroying the intact plane, so lands his Spitfire beside it. The Germans watch with disbelief as the Spitfire trundles down the hill and cartwheels into a bog. After pulling their injured rear gunner out and setting fire to the plane, the Germans rush down the hill to rescue Farquhar who is suspended upside down in his harness. Local Defense Volunteers (later called Home Guard) arrive and arrest everyone, including Farquhar who eventually convinces their commander that he is “one of the goodies”. ' " "[Farquhar] was awarded the DFC (gazetted 1st March 1940), promoted to Wing Commander and posted to RAF Martlesham Heath to take command there." __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.