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Re: Max Stotz
Hello Laurent,
thank you for clearing up things. I trusted the kracker list saying, that Stotz had claimed 16 victories in the West and he gained his first on 02.08.42 - thatīs definetivly wrong as I looked up in Prien (anyway I appreciate Kracker sharing this huge ammount of datas).
However there are some questions arising:
1. What about the claims of 07.04.41
07.04.41 Obfw. Max Stotz: 16 4./JG 54 Me.109 - Indjija, 10 m. from Krusedol Reference: Shores, Cull, Malizia
In all 9 Me.109Es of 32 Grupa attacked the Ju.87 formation and claimed 3 shot down when bounced by 4./JG.54 – Oblt. Philipp claimed 2 Me.109, Stotz and an unkkown pilot 1 Me.109 s/d. In fact 32 Grupa lost 8 Me.109 shot down or severely damaged and 5 pilots: Capt. Miha Klavova (104 Esk.), Sgt. Milivoje Boskovic (104 Esk.), 2/Lt. Jovan Kapesic (103 Esk.), Sgt. Vladimir Gorup (103 Esk.) and Wt.Off. Branislav Todorovic (103 Esk.) all KIA. Sgt. Stojanovic WIA, Sgt. Stelcer bailed out unhurt, 2/Lt Miodrag Aleksic (142 Esk.) shot-up by two Bf.109Es force-landed. Sgt. Gorup and 2/Lt Aleksic each were credited with the destruction of a Bf.109E.
Are there other claimants known?
2. I listed up all victories for Stotz now, but came up with a number of 182 with the last on 15.08.43 (I can send you the list). That leaves 7 unknown to me. Maybe these 7 were in fact No.10-16 claimed in the West, because after being WIA on 09.07.40 by bomb splinters Stotz could have recovered quickly and may have participated in the BoB, but like you I have no claims in the time between July 1940 and June 1941. Maybe someone can shed a light into this.
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