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Originally Posted by CJE
However, I have a report from Knoke stating that he personaly shot down the aircraft and that he was given a French brandy bottle by his Kommandeur for his victory.
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My source is Jim Perry's claim lists (the one, called "Claims West" to be exact), which could be found here:
http://don-caldwell.we.bs/claims/tonywood.htm
In his memoir "I Flew for the Führer" Knoke mentioned, that it was Ltn Gerhard, who finished the Spitfire off. He also mentioned the bottle of brandy, describing that he shared it with Gerhard and even that they give a drink to already captured Alastair Gunn.