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Re: Uffz. Gunter Mielenz of II/JG 77, POW on 30 Dec 1942
Hello,
Russell Brown, the author of "Desert Warriors", states that Uffz Gunter Mielenz was shot down by AUS401151 Sgt Alan Righetti RAAF, of No.3 Sqn. RAAF. Righetti was flying Kittyhawk IIA FL277:CV-I, it was his first (and only) combat claim. Righetti reported in his diary that his opponent baled out at about 1,500 ft and was picked by our Army.
See:
Desert Warriors:Australian P-40 pilots at war in the Middle East and North Africa 1941-1943.
Brown,Russell.
Maryborough:Banner Books,2000.
pp.213-16
Col.
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