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Old 17th July 2014, 08:14
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Re: Bf109 tail in Western Desert

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Originally Posted by VtwinVince View Post
Altendorf told me that he mistook a column of allied tanks for German, went down for a look and was met by a hail of AA fire. He was wounded in the encounter.
That's interesting, because it should make it possible to pinpoint the British unit in question. There weren't many British tanks around Mechili that day.

Nick, thanks - that's what I thought, but just wanted to be sure.

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