Battle of France Survivors

I was thinking, Sir Tim Wallis’s Hurricane P3351/DR393 (ZK-TPK) is the only flying aircraft I know of that fought in the Battle of France.

Are there any others from any side (RAF, France, Germany, etc) still flyable? Are there any others that took part in the battle still extant but static in museums?

And, as an aside there was recently a discussion about how many Battle of Britain RAF pilots are still alive. I wonder if anyone knows how many RAF pilots or crews who fought in the Battle of France are still alive, and who they are? I’d imagine their numbers will be even less.

I had the great privilage to meet Deryck (“Bill”) Kain a few years back. He lived here in Cambridge, but has since passed away. He flew with No. 73 Squadron in the Battle of France and boy oh boy he had some tales to tell. He was even shot down and imprisoned for two weeks by the French!

Bill was good mates with Cobber Kain, and though the press picked up on their surnames and often printed him up as Cobber’s cousin (Bill had several cuttings with this) he was actually no relation. Interesting hearing his stories about Cobber and the rest of the squadron. My mate taped several interviews with Bill (this was before I started my own research into Cambridge airmen) so I plan to someday put his story on my website. Bill flew right through the war, though he missed the Battle of Britain for some reason (If I recall he was in hospital). He flew over the D Day beaches when he was an instructor, just for a nosey! He also spent a lot of time in the desewrt where he flew a specially modified Spitfire, a four bladed Mk V.

Anyway, back to the surviving aircraft and aircrew from the BofF….