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Re: 19/05/1941:Machold and Balthasar
In reply, from my next book which mentions Machold:
Some sources state that he had an additional six air combat victories in 1941 namely a Spitfire on 16 April 1941, two Spitfires on 29 April 1941, two Spitfires on 19 May 41 and one more on an unidentified date but he confirmed during interrogation that he had shot down 26 aircraft.
There were claims by III./JG 2 but no names. There is no record of whether the 3 who were shot down from I./JG 2 (of which just 2 are named) made any claims. There were no Fighter, Bomber or Coastal Command twin-engined losses unless it was one of those Special Duties aircraft (PM Larry Hayward who has done a bit of research into this unit)
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