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Re: KG51 losses on 23 August 1942.
Hello Andreas
Quote:” And please - some 'eyewitness' account stating that the reason for an aircraft crashing was enemy inflicted damage is not very hard evidence. As we have proven on this board time and time again for all parties in this large conflict: The human mind is NOT necessarily the best storage place for these memories made under a high level of stress now more than 60 years ago...
And of course, a pilot experiencing engine trouble would immediately know that this was due to AAA and not to for example over-revving in a dive.”
The Bf 110 case was that the crash-landed plane was found in say 80s and bought into West and it was noticed that there was bullet holes in a cowling and around an engine even if LW records say that it was lost because of engine problems. Fortunately the pilot was still alive and he was contacted and he gave the explanation I gave in my previous message. Now I don’t claim that this was a common phenomenon, the explanation for giving wrong reason for the loss sounds credible. Of course it would be nice to get confirmation that there was an order that forbidden the use of 110s in low level attacks in Far North sometimes in 1942 or 43. You know the LW operations up there much better than I, have You came across such a order?
So I don’t have a problem to accept that the case was an exception but on the other hand I don’t believe that it was the only one.
Juha
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