Recovery of Spitfire Engine from The Hincks Plantation.

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Recovery of Spitfire Engine from The Hincks Plantation. Crashed 22 August 1943. Pilot Jean Nuizel. Recovery 1st October 1977. Hauling out the Merlin engine from the 15 foot deep crash pit in the Hinks wood. Alf Ingrah drivinfg the Whitlock 270 Hymac digger. Retrieval by the Wartime Aircraft Retrieval Group.

Date: 1977

File number: N007112

Classification code: 25.20

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