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Originally Posted by Brian Bines
Just a note on this I seem to remember reading that Claus and Werner Molders were best friends. On this day Molders was not flying due to having the flu, however he heard a radio call that Claus was down in the Thames Estuary , and despite his flu he took off with his wingman to search for his friend. Could someone confirm whether this is correct , the story came from a compilation book published in the 60's
Regards
Brian
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The original source to this is Fritz von Forell's wartime biography on Mölders.
I would like to add: Did Mölders really have a flu? The question is important, as you will see in my forthcoming book on the Battle of Britain. (See link below.)