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Re: New Pics of Mölders or simply copy?
If something is printed on the back of the pictures it could give a clue on paper from the right period, for example Agfa Brovira (a brand for photo paper). Of course they could make many prints with the same negative but each print can be considered genuine (not a copy) if it was made then, most probably 1941.
If I counted the victory bars correctly there are 65 of them. Kurt Braatz' big book "Werner Mölders - Die Biographie" (400 pages) was published 2008 by NeunundzwanzigSechs Verlag (TwentynineSix Publishing Cy.), in German. On pages 380-383 there is a complete list of Mölders' 101 officially confirmed victories (plus the 14 he won in Spain) with a few details. N° 64: Hurricane on 16.4.1941 over S. England (Dungeness). N° 65: Spitfire over N. France, same date. N° 66: Hurricane on 4 May 1941 East of Deal. So we have a fairly accurate idea of the date on which this photograph was shot.
On page 379 of this book we can see that W. Mölders was stationed at MARDYCK in N. France during this period.
Last edited by rof120; 6th January 2020 at 16:25.
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