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Re: Photos KuK Fokker Aircraft
Hi Clint
Grosz/Koos identifies 03.03 as belonging to Flik 8 and the pilot as Oblt Wedige von Froteich
The B.III 04.31 is a puzzle. According to Grosz Bible the range went from 04.11 to 04.27. Grosz also says 18 M.18 were bought but only 17 were issued with serial numbers.
However I have located a second batch in a book by Hauke/Schröder/Tötschinger, 04.31 to 04.38!
Unfortunately when this book was published in 1988 it received pretty bad reviews, among others by Grosz himself, and to a certain degree I have to say the critics were right. But in this case it seems they were right and Grosz wrong....of course depending on if the others, 04.32 - 04.38 actually existed.
One other possibillity would be that the 18th M.18 above was serialled 04.31 for some unknown reason....
Thoughts?
Cheers
Stig
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