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Re: 3./KGr.zbV 9
Great job, Pieter!
I had another look at de Scitivaux's report.
10h00 is the time the mission was ordered to LV Ferran (leader) and himself. It can be assumed that Ferran took off two or three minutes later. De Scitivaux was delayed by a few minutes for some reason. Thus, he is likely to have taken to the air by 10h10/10h15.
At no time the type of E/A he attacked is mentionned in Flottille F1C archives. We are just left with:
"... j'aperçois un gros trimoteur allemand du genre 'Arado'".
I must insist on the fact that this naval pilot of great experience would have noticed it was a floatplane - particularly after five passes!
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