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This was typical of the time (1940)
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You really think looting the airplane dates it to
just 1940?
I would think souvenir hunting is a human activity not restricted to a time period in six years of conflict.
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I think this A/C may have been shot down.
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I agree. There was also multiple Hurricanes brought down over Occupied Europe in 1941-42.
As for the "1940 distinguishing features" of the aircraft such as the armor, I know some Luftwaffe units flew early war aircraft all the way until the end. Jabostaffle, JG5 for example flew FW-190A2/3's until 1944-45 time period.
Certainly not common for such an early variants to be in use that late in the war but it did occur.
An aircraft to be operating a few years past its manufacture date is not unusual at all though.