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IWM - German Glider Tailfin

Complete tail fin from a German glider, black, inscribed with swastika and the following commemorative inscription "THIS IS PART OF A GERMAN GLIDER WHICH MADE A VOLUNTARY DESCENT NEAR SETIF ON THE 30 DEC 1942. THE FOLLOWING INVOLUNTARY DESCENTS WERE BROUGHT ABOUT BY 325 WING SQDS.", also bearing a p

IWM - German Glider Tailfin
The Cooler King, Dec 26, 2016
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    • IJMDFC
      My father used to sit in this glider. He was based in Setif but worked all over N. Africa, sometimes for months at a time with 111 RSU, part of 155 MU. Repairing or recovering damaged planes.
      Jan 30, 2017
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