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Old 15th March 2018, 14:29
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Re: Alwin Boerst Ju87G-1 codes known?

There are a loss of case for all fronts and sides where a plane was reported as being shot down by AA fire and was claimed by a fighter of the other side. In many cases, it was claimed both by AA gunners and fighters. So no need to claim it was a "German fabrication", while it was the way it was reported at the time. We are not talking about propaganda here, but about internal loss reports for Luftwaffe eyes only.

As for who shot down Boerst, I had no idea, but the Volksbund database said he was killed at Parliti, and this place saw battles involving German Panzers on at least 1st and 5 April 1944, so was at least close to the front on the 30th, so a loss to AA fire is possible.
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