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Originally Posted by Richard Mills
Gents
I really appreciate your help with my questions concerning Rolf Steinke.
Steinke's aircraft crashed 1 km SW of Magdeberg, yet (according to Google maps) Neuhaldersleben where Abott shot down his Bf-109 is 23 km NW of Magdeberg. Is it conceivable that in the time it took to engage Steinke's aircraft with 2 seperate bursts of machine gun fire, that his aircraft could travel that distance?
I need to ascertain from Herr Preins IV./JG3 book the details of the other 2 Bf-109 aircraft lost that day. I shall PM Heer Prein to maybe see if he can shed any light on this matter, he may be able to help so it is worth asking the question.
I may not be able to pin the kill claimed by Abott onto Steinke as his victim however, I want to cover all angles in determining as much as I possibly can.
Finally, can you give me a pointer as to where I can start to look for the 8th AF Fighter Command Mission Summary for 8th FC FO 320?
Thanks again Gents.
Regards Richard.
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USAFHRC at Maxwell AFB, AL - Lynn Gamma for first place to start
On the first question I would think so. Abott saw his victim after leaving the airfield heading west. He shot, then turned around to chase him heading in opposite direction.
If Steinke was heading ~ se then turning around, chasing and closing to shoot again could easily take 12 miles at 300 mph? ~ 3-4 minutes