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Re: Did some checking on Fözö tonight...

Posted by PeterA on Mon Nov 10, 2003 04:09:43 AM

In reply top Did some checking on Fözö tonight... posted by Lynn on Sun Nov 09, 2003 11:01:00 PM

My source says says.

'Rhubarb, Crashed on French coast after attack by Me109 of II/JG51. Buried at Dunkirk, France'.

This was the only officialy recorded Spitfire loss that day. As the 'gunners' have undisputedly made their claim for 9th April 1942, having painted it on their gun in the photo, I think we must assume this was a dual claim in he heat of the battle.

: ... found he was listed as the Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG
: 51 at the time, they were still equipped with Emils, and P
: /O Hampton would've been his fifteenth victory (from the J
: agdfliegerverb?nde book, vol 4/II). Don't have any loss o
: r damage listings for any of F?z?'s Emils, though, so no w
: ord on the WNr of this aircraft just yet.
:
: Lynn

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