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Old 26th December 2009, 18:08
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Re: 417th NFS claim 12/18/1944

The FW 200 downed near Dijon was by then Maj Harold Augsperger, 415th NFS (some unofficial accounts call it a B-17 in Luftwaffe markings).

The 417th NFS victory near the Hyeres was visually positively ID'd as a Ju 290 by the crew.

Not to say that mis-identification didn't occur, but given their report and your accounting of the three FW 200 losses and their locations, I'd lean more towards the -290 ID as being correct.

But I'd love to learn more about the missions and unit(s) involved.
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