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Re: Do 17 ??+UK crashed near Gedinne (B)
Merlin,
A very interesting new and different view on the case.
As I said, a recon a/c is a serious option assuming these units used high alphabetical individual letters. You seem to confirm this, which increases that likelihood again. As I wrote I was already doubtful on the matches with KG76 but could not find anything better so far.
At the same time your assumption is also likely not correct. The a/c you refer to came down in Germany. I cite the famous Peter Cornwell:
Friday, January 19:
2.(H)/13 Dornier Do17M (2202). Shot down in flames over Bohain by Curtiss H-75'sof GC II/5 dring reconnaissance sortie and crashed near Pforzheim. Fw P.Auer, Oberfw J. Kaspers, and Fw P. Dickfoss killed. Aircraft a write-off.
This is also in line with the fact that there are no unidentified German losses over Belgium before May 10. So I still think this must be a loss between May 10 and say May15 by when the fighting had moved much more to the west.
So we're a step back:
Do17M or P from a recon unit 2nd Staffel
code +UK
Gedinne area south of Dinant
likely between 10-15 May
The problem is that I can't find any direct candidates for this. No Do17M/P losses of Heeresauf.kl.Gr in this area, all Fernaufkl.Gr. losses with known codes have low individual letters.
So still a mistery.
Regards, Pieter
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