Spitfire MJ832 "City of Oshawa" ...

[Mark Allen M]

RCAF Flight Lieutenant Sten Lunberg’s Spitfire MJ832 code DN*T and nicknamed "City of Oshawa", was damaged by flak in the Flenville area on the 8th of May 1944. It was repaired. The aircraft was shot down a second time by flak while attacking a train on 21st of May, 1944 in the Cayeux-Berck area. Lundberg became a guest of the Germans.

In May 1944, Spitfire DN*T was flown by Flight Lieutenant Sten Lundberg who was cruising at tree top level while following the train tracks at 340 mph to avoid being spotted. His plane took antiaircraft fire and his coolant temperature started to rise. Climbing to 3000 feet in order to bail out, his engine started to catch fire. But unable to open the canopy, he struggled with it and finally landed the plane with no engine power into a farmer’s field. And became a POW.

14 Nov 1944, 416 Sqn. Among the "finds" at Vught concentration camp in Holland was Lunberg's wrecked Spitfire, bearing the markings of the "City of Oshawa" RCAF. One of very few Royal Canadian Air Force Aircraft there, it was set aside for study by Luftwaffe experts. (RCAF photo)

[quemerford]

Very interesting post Mark: thanks again

[Archer]

The concentration camp at Vught, The Netherlands, had a section where (forced) labour was used to break down aircraft wrecks so that the metal could be reused by the German industry. That's why aircraft wreckage was moved there, apparently this Spitfire escaped that fate.