[Kapper]

Leo,

I don’t have the Arthy/Jessen book which lists the claims for the Tunisian campaign to compare with. Do they specify their source material to say Schulze was responsible for the 3rd claim?

I know the Wood’s lists have some errors in names (difficult to interpret from hand written list on microfilms) but you can usually pick these from similar looking names and generally from a different Staffel. There is nothing on the 3rd Buhligen claim on the 30th January that would set alarm bells ringing that there is an error in the list.

Could Arthy/Jessen have been mistaken with a description of a later action on 14th February ? According to the Wood’s list on the internet, the 2nd combat for that day had the following claims!

14.02.43 Oblt. Kurt Bühligen 4./JG 2 Spitfire £ 20 km. W. Sidi bou Zid: 2.000 m. 11.00 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. 192
14.02.43 Oblt. Kurt Bühligen 4./JG 2 Spitfire £ 25 km. N.W. Sidi bou Zid: 2.000 m. 11.02 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. 193
14.02.43 Uffz. Heinz Schulze 4./JG 2 Spitfire £ 10 km. S.W. Sidi bou Zid: 1.800 m. 11.03 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. 194
14.02.43 Ofw. Kurt Goltzsch 4./JG 2 Spitfire £ S.W. Djebel Haura: 2.500 m. 11.06 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. 195
14.02.43 Ofw. Kurt Goltzsch 4./JG 2 Spitfire £ N.W. Sidi bou Zid: 1.000 m. 11.14 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. 196
14.02.43 Uffz. Fritz Engelbrecht 4./JG 2 Spitfire £ 6 km. N.W. Sidi bou Zid: 1.000 m. 11.15 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. 197

What does Arthy/Jessen have for this date?

Regards,

Craig...