Need info about German ace and British POW
 

Need info about German ace on picture
Info about i think this is a British pilot

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Hi there Merlin,

The Luftwaffe pilot might be Josef "Pips" Priller",as Staffelkapitän of 1./JG 26 around October 1941.

Cheers
Marc

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Thanks very much Marc,i have this picture in my private collection.

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Probably this picture is shoot on the same place

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Hi Merlin73,
Great pictures, thanks for sharing them.
The RAF officer is Harry Prowse of 603 Squadron. He was shot down on 4th July 41. He is chatting to Rolf Pingel whilst Priller looks on.
Any chance of a better copy of the picture?
Gerry

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I got the same photo of Pingel, Priller & Prowse in a batch of I/JG 26 photos a month or so ago. The same photo appeared in Priller's history of JG 26. Priller's 40th kill (if it is him) was Lamberton of 72 Sqn on 14 Jul 41-I have just written about this combat in a recent Britain at War

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Hi Gerry,thanks for info,here is the better resolution pictures

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Anothre photo of Priller:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1611816...in/photostream

Mark

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Hi Merlin and Mark,
Many thanks for posting these great pictures.
Good to see Harry Prowse. I wrote to him a few years ago in Brazil and was fortunate enough to get a reply. I wish I'd been able to send him a copy of this picture.
Many thanks once again
Gerry

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Gerry: Did he say anything about his last combat? Reason why I ask is Pingel's intelligence debrief makes mention that it was Flak that got him. I am in touch with his neice by the way

Chris