DB-7A, Vichy French, 1942 2024-06-08

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DB-7A, Vichy French, 1942 - DB-7A, Vichy French, 1942

Douglas DB-7 C3 No.72, 4eme Escadrille, Groupe de Bombardement II/32, Agadir, Morocco, November 1942. This aircraft was damaged on 9th November 1942 following the Allied landings in Vichy French North Africa. Contrary to popular myth, most French units actively resisted the British and Americans and only stopped fighting once the Germans had ill-advisedly occupied the Free Zone of France. This was played down at the time, owing to the intention to bring the French back into the Allied fold...

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