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Originally Posted by Chris Goss
An F at Mardyck in May 1940? Very similar to this
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Of course it can't be 1940, as the two preceding posts confirm. I think Chris just had a typo for he is aware of these things.
Why not? Because Mölders' last victory in 1940 (a Hurricane, no "Spitfire-snobbery") was won on December 1 and was his 55th, 10 victories short of what we can see on the largest picture. He won his next one on February 10, 1941 (a Hurricane too). Data from Kurt Braatz' book I already mentioned, page 381.
"Usual disclaimer"
PS: and of course no Me 109 Fs existed in front-line units in May 1940 - the first ones were deployed at the end of that year.