[Col Ford]

Luc,

The published history of No.II(AC) Sqdn "Second to None" by Hans Onderwater includes a log section on this engagement, including the transcript of the Air Combat Report filed by Geddes. It notes "The Stuka crashed into a small wood near the village of Kruisbosch east of Oudenaerde." Flying Officer Tony Doidge drove to the reported crash site and confirmed the kill by telephone. "Belgian soldiers captured the German pilot. He was handed over to us and locked up in a cage in Bethune. The gunner was killed in the battle."

So a reported crash site, confirmed by a visual inspection, a captured pilot, sounds like a 'kill' to me. The PRO should possibly still hold a copy of the relevant AIR file containing the Air Combat report given it was so comprehensively quoted verbatim in the No.II(AC) Sqnd history.

Regards,