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edwest

29th April 2012 05:37

Photos 4-28

steve sheridan

29th April 2012 13:56

Re: Photos 4-28

Hi can anybody translate the inscription on the back of the first photo please.
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=300702839096

Kindest regs,
Steve.

paul kroon

29th April 2012 22:30

Re: Photos 4-28

Steve,
Securing the last remainders as a trained tail gunner.
France July 1940
This bird had 15 victories in Poland.
paul

paul kroon

29th April 2012 22:43

Re: Photos 4-28

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=150804993075 is not British, but the Dutch G-1 361.

steve sheridan

30th April 2012 03:16

Re: Photos 4-28

Thanks ever so much for your help Paul.
I wonder if the writer meant 15 operational sorties over Poland?

Rgs,
Steve.

paul kroon

30th April 2012 22:06

Re: Photos 4-28

Steve,
The text says "15 Abschüsse", which means 15 victories. I suppose the writer knew the difference between an operational sortie and a victory.
paul

steve sheridan

1st May 2012 00:37

Re: Photos 4-28

Paul, yes indeed he would.

Rgs,
Steve.

Markus

1st May 2012 22:13

Re: Photos 4-28

This is not 15 sorties or victory but 15 repaired shot holes from Polish campaign.
This Do 17 from 8./KG 3 received 15 shots over Poland.

Nordpol54

2nd May 2012 15:54

Re: Photos 4-28

@ Markus,

sorry for playing the smartass, but "15 Abschüsse" as mentioned before doesn't mean "bullet holes" or similar words used for damages due to enemy-fire, indifferent in which unit this kite may have served with. Otherwise that guy who wrote the original inscription must have been a little bit stupid...

Best regards
Norbert

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