Re: Pilot Horst Rippert claimed Saint Exupéry : 31 July 1944 / 15 March 2008 !
Two bogeys were reported at 11.30 near Manosque on the 31st of July of 1944 by French P-47's pilots. Were theses bogeys german fighters? I think so, what else ? They flew to the east climbing from 20 000 Ft to 26 000 Ft . That means they were at the rigth altitude, on the right time, and at the rigth place to intercept Antoine de Saint-Exupery the F-5B.
But in My knowledge there is no evidence about an interception or a claim...
Guy
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