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Flak damage visible on Wing Commander Edgar Norman Ryder's 485 Squadron Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb OU-Q W3579 forced down over Dunkerque on October 31st 1941 Ryder survived to be captured and eventually retired from the RAF as Group Captain in October 1960

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