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Old 27th December 2021, 22:27
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Re: 9 August 1944 DO217 north of Gironde 2055 BST

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Originally Posted by Nick Beale View Post
FWIW, I've now found a few earlier instances, starting on 5 July 1944, against French Resistance targets. These will be incorporated in the next update to my website.
I think that "night of 2/3 August" claim came from Ulf Balke's KG 100 unit history and illustrates one's precarious footing in making "first", "last", "biggest", "fastest", etc., claims about anything!

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