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Old 17th Jan 2010, 15:29
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In his British Commercial Aircraft , published 2003 AWJG Ord-Hume states that ..
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It has been suggested elsewhere that two were captured by the Germans and flew after re-engining with Daimler Benz motors. This is incorrect. D-ADSX was left at le Bourget and destroyed to avoid enemy use. G-ADSV, also left behind was taken over by the French as F-BAHD. When Germany over-ran Vichy France in 1942, Lufthansa successfully applied for the Wright Cyclone engines in order to keep its DC-3 fleet operating. The engineless airframe was later scrapped."
But this itself is incorrect in respect of DSV, which was not "left behind" but as cvt person has stated, it force landed in North Africa.
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