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Old 27th March 2010, 04:38
brewerjerry brewerjerry is offline
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Re: 23 July 1942, LW in North Brittany

Hi
Always a confusing combat, as the 263Sqn diary does not match up with the lufwaffe claim, of one pilot shooting down both whirlwinds.

I have confusing locations,

1) mid channel by fighters.

2) by FW-190's near Morlaix.

3) From Sqn records ...

'Currie last seen with four other a/c near the french coast'

'saw a whirlwind followed by two 109's, section turned in that direction, saw two more 109's and then whirlwind hit the sea'.

'later 10 mins from the english coast, a whirlwind seen with three 109's on it's tail.'

Steinmüller's claims are only two minutes apart,the 263Sqn pilots saw the combats 10 minutes apart,

I personally think there is still some doubt on who actually shot them down.
cheers
Jerry

Last edited by brewerjerry; 27th March 2010 at 04:39. Reason: typo
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