Fairey Fox 2: One Of The Unlikeliest Messerschmitt Killers Of World War 2

On the 10th of May 1940 nine antique biplanes left for a fighter sweep around Dienst. Without warning they were bounced by six BF-109s, which shot down three of them in seconds.

But the biplanes were not unarmed. Before his own aircraft plummeted to earth, Lieutenant Etienne Dufossez scored hits on a BF-109, perhaps even shooting it down. This is the story of the Fairey Fox 2, one of Interwar aviation's nearly planes.

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Etienne Dufossez story: https://www.hangarflying.eu/erfgoedsites/monument-voor-lt-vl-etienne-dufossez-fairey-fox-o-123/

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#Fairey_Fox #Belgian_Air_Force #Battle_Of_France #1940 #Interwar #Biplane #Combat_Aircraft #World_War_2

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