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11-02-21, 22:21

Hanno Spoelstra Hanno Spoelstra is offline

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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

The prototype disappeared without a trace during the German occupation.

Sjoerd van de Wal told me the DAF MC139 amphibious vehicle was hidden during the German invasion in May 1940 - it never surfaced again. If the Germans would have found it, it would have been documented by them but there is no paper trail. Also, there are indications that they went out looking for it because they were interested in the double controls.

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