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World War Two: French postcard depicting a British RAF Hawker Hurricane aircraft. During the 11 days of fighting in France and over Dunkirk on 10â€î21 May 1940, Hurricane pilots claimed 499 kills and 123 probable. Contemporary German records, examined post-war, attribute 299 Luftwaffe aircraft destroyed and 65 seriously damaged by RAF fighters.[37] When the last Hurricanes left France, on 21 June, of the 452 Hawker fighters engaged during the Blitzkrieg, only 66 came back to Great Britain[38] with 178 abandoned at the airfields of Merville, Abbeville, Lille/Seclin and other bases.[36] Image details Contributor:
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![World War Two: French postcard depicting a British RAF Hawker Hurricane aircraft. During the 11 days of fighting in France and over Dunkirk on 10â€î21 May 1940, Hurricane pilots claimed 499 kills and 123 probable. Contemporary German records, examined post-war, attribute 299 Luftwaffe aircraft destroyed and 65 seriously damaged by RAF fighters.[37] When the last Hurricanes left France, on 21 June, of the 452 Hawker fighters engaged during the Blitzkrieg, only 66 came back to Great Britain[38] with 178 abandoned at the airfields of Merville, Abbeville, Lille/Seclin and other bases.[36] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P66WMG/world-war-two-french-postcard-depicting-a-british-raf-hawker-hurricane-aircraft-during-the-11-days-of-fighting-in-france-and-over-dunkirk-on-1021-may-1940-hurricane-pilots-claimed-499-kills-and-123-probable-contemporary-german-records-examined-post-war-attribute-299-luftwaffe-aircraft-destroyed-and-65-seriously-damaged-by-raf-fighters-37-when-the-last-hurricanes-left-france-on-21-june-of-the-452-hawker-fighters-engaged-during-the-blitzkrieg-only-66-came-back-to-great-britain-38-with-178-abandoned-at-the-airfields-of-merville-abbeville-lilleseclin-and-other-bases-36-P66WMG.jpg)
