Friday, March 13, 2009
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Obviously the aircraft shown on this picture is not a Spitfire... what makes this photo interesting is that it shows the German Luftwaffe operating from British soil. The island of Jersey, together with other Channel Islands was captured by the Germans following the fall of France in 1940 - the islands were the only part of the British Commonwealth occupied by Germany. The Jersey Aerodrome was subsequently used during the Battle of Britain as a forward base for rather short-ranged Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters.
Performing the role of an improvised fuel bowser is a lorry from local entrepreneur J H Miller.
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posted by
Anonymous on 13 Mar 2009 23:26:00
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All Fools Day is 1st April not 13th March. The only part of Britain occupied by the Germans was the Channel Islands.
posted by
Gilly on 14 Mar 2009 00:22:00
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Martin,
If the Luftwaffe was using the Isle of Wight as a forward air base I'm sure that Mr Churchill or somebody else would have noticed and told them to stop doing it.
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Spitfire Site Editor on 14 Mar 2009 11:09:00
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Oh boy. Of course. See my explanation here. Apologies!