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Re: Trying to find out about Luftwaffe Pilot.

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Originally Posted by Chris Goss (Post 193544)

3/JG 27 was commanded by Oberleutnant Gerhard Homuth and probably based at Guines. He had no recorded air combat victories. As to who might have shot him down, there was only one claim around that time which was Sgt C A Cook of 66 Sqn who claimed a Bf 109 probably destroyed near Tenterden

That is great information thank you, Horsted Keynes is only 42 miles from Tenterden so with the height they might have been dog fighting at that is a very good chance the Sgt Cook might well be the pilot that shot Alfred down, can I ask were you got this information from?

I now got to find out about Sgt Cook from 66 Sqn, any additional info about him would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks every one for your help.

Kindest Regards

John

Re: Trying to find out about Luftwaffe Pilot.

John
All I would say is possible in respect of this combat. Details are from RAF Fighter Command Victory Claims Volume 1.
I have found that the book is wrong-it was not C A Cooke but 126096 Sgt Harry Cook. His biography can be found in 'Men of the Battle of Britain'