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andy bird

15th July 2009 02:09

Luftwaffe Claim 12th May 1940

Trying to find out the names of the two pilots who shot down the two 235 Sqn Blenheims on 12 May at 07.55 hours.
One was from II./JG27 the other II./JG27

Many Thanks

Andy Bird

John Beaman

15th July 2009 03:07

Re: Luftwaffe Claim 12th May 1940

Have you checked After The Battle's The Battle Of France by Peter Cornwall or Tony Wood's claims list?
http://www.lesbutler.ip3.co.uk/tony/tonywood.htm

Pieter H

18th July 2009 17:11

Re: Luftwaffe Claim 12th May 1940

In Tony Wood's list you find 5 claims of a Blenheim N. of Rotterdam, by:

Fw Karl-Heinz Bendert
Lt Wilhelm Wiesinger
Lt Hermann Kugler
Uffz Arthur Schacht
Fw Fritz Reckel

all from 4./JG27, for all their first claim.

As so often serious overclaiming, so instead of 5 only 2 Blenheims shot down. Therefore impossible to determine which two of these were the ones that really could have claimed.

Regards, Pieter

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