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Old 27th June 2010, 00:32
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Re: II/ZG-1's Swiss Adventure.

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Originally Posted by Evgeny Velichko View Post
So gents, underline is:

4.6.40:

6./ZG1 lost 1 Bf110C, Uffz. Albert Killermann/Uffz. Gotfried Wohl both killed by Swiss Bf109D.
That was Oblt. Alfred Rufer from Fl. Kp. 15. (Bf 109 E-3a)
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In return, II./ZG1 pilots shot down Bf109D (J-310) from Fliegerkompanie 15.
Lt. Rudolf Rickenbacher baled out from burning plane but parachute failed.
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8.6.40:

Around 12:00 II./ZG1 pilots bounced C-35 of FK1 and shot it down.
Swiss C-35 (No. C-125) crew, Lt. Rudolf Meul (pilot) and Oblt. Emilio Gürtler (observer) from Fl.Kp. 10 was lost.

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Then, a hour later, II./ZG1 was attacked from above, and lost 4 Bf110:
Fw. Otto Beiter(KiA)/Ogefr. Robert Hink(WiA)
Uffz. Alois Scholz(KiA)/Ogefr. Walter Hofmann (KiA)
Fw. Manfred Dahne(WiA)/Ogefr. Herbert Klinke (WiA)
Oblt. Gerhard Kadow (StaKa)(WiA)/Uffz. Fritz Wonnicke (KiA)

In return, they shot down Bf109D (J-328 ) from FK15 and heavy damaged Bf109D from FK21, piloted by Oblt. Borner.
Bf 109 E-3a (J-328) damaged (34 bullet holes, later repaired). Oblt. Rudolf Homberger from Fl.Kp. 15 badly injured (got 3 shots, hospitalized) made wheeled up landing at Biel airbase.
Bf 109 E-3a (J-364) damaged (aileron blocked) but Oblt. Armin Borner from Fl.Kp. 21 landed correctly at Olten airbase.
Bf 109 E-3a (J-329) damaged (27 bullet holes, later repaired). Hptm Werner Lindecker, the Fl.Kp. 15 commander, landed correctly.


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Does any SWISS pilots claims are known?
Many claims and even more questions...
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