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Re: A couple of questions re StFw Heinz Kuschel, I./JG 27
Dear Hans,
I agree that the Flugbuch itself looks genuine but the contents as far as can be seen from your excerpts has obviously been made up, most likely in the futile attempt to reconstruct Kuschel's short flying career in I./JG27. The B-17 on 5 August 1944 certainly stands for the endgültige Vernichtung on 12 May, while I./JG 27 was still in France on 5 August 1944. So it would be correct to move the comment concerning the destruction of a B-17 to the entry of 12 May 1944, which would also match with the place where he landed on that day. As for the P-47 - probably he filed a claim but if so this was most likely turned down at unit level already since there is no trace and no space left for so far unaccounted P-47 claims from I./IG27 for early August 1944. The same applies for the sortie which allegedly ended with a parachute jump - may be he was shot down and had to take to the parachute, but if so, no idea when and where this might have taken place. I'll have to check whether the GQM summary loss returns shows a so far unaccounted loss of I./JG27 on the date given in the Flugbuch.
KR
Jochen Prien
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