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Originally Posted by FalkeEins
..just to clarify and respond. You asked "..did Clostermann ever state what the markings on the Tempest represent..?"
From the above he did..
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Sorry, I can't agree. This passage -
(The photograph that Pierre sent with his letter, with him in the cockpit of 'Le Grand CharIes'~, NV724, JF.E of 3 Sqn., circa July 1945, showing the twenty-three black crosses representing his accredited confirmed 'kills', and the nine white outline only crosses for 'probables' and 'ground kills')
is obviously NOT written by Clostermann. If it is, he got his Tempest info wrong for a start .... It is information/opinion provided by a third party - or am I wrong?
Yes, he did state he considers the citations for 11 and 12 kills respectively to be
confirmation of his kills, but the makeup of those kills is not stated, nor is the meaning of the 9 white crosses.
Not trying to be argumentative, just precise.
Peter