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Re: A Galland mystery – Historical question to experts including J. Prien: Galland’s two victories won on 3 June 1940
Hello rof120,
to your statement "Some authors ignore any Galland-victory on June 3 but do not explain how he reached his final total of 14 confirmed victories (for May-June 1940) on June 14 without the two victories which simply have vanished. In this version there is a gap of two and Galland’s final score in June would be 12 not 14. The 2 confirmed victories from June 3 he reported four times from 1952 to 1996 were his 11th and 12th. Without them his final score of 14 cannot be explained."
According to JFV Vol. 3 on 14 June 1940 Hptm Galland had reached 14 victories.
Stab/JG 27
12 May 40 three Hurricanes (1 - 3)
16 May 40 Spitfire (4)
19 May 40 two Potez 63 (5 and 6)
20 May 40 Potez 63 (7)
29 May 40 two Blenheims (8 and 9)
2 June 40 Spitfire (10)
9 June 40 Curtiss (11) and Morane 406 (12)
Kommandeur III./JG 26 (11 to 25 June 1940)
14 June 40 Blenheim (13) and Defiant (14)
I can see no gap of two victories and no victories simply have vanished.
Regards
Leo
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