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Re: Marseille's victory claim disputed
I think the main aspect of Mr. Golding's concern is that it is said in history books that SAAF 5 sqdn on that day moved into a defensive circle. According to Cecil, their No 5 SAAF squadron never flew the defensive circle. He acknowledges the over claim aspect to be an unintentional std practise on both sides.
Their squadron lost more than 30 pilots and 3 OC's in 3 months, nearly 3 times an operational squadron strength. The Tomahawks were at very bad odds with the 109's
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