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Re: III./JG 77 vs 12th USAAF, 1 Oct 1943
Thanks Anders & George -- we're not there yet. The OKL claims list published by Tony Wood lists a B-17 for Kurt Ubben on 1 Oct 43 at PQ 14 Ost S/04 195, i.e., 10km N of Pisa (sort of on track from Austria to Tunisia), at 1155 hours. This is listed in at least one "Aces claims list" on the Web as his last claim, and is the only claim listed for III./JG 77 for the date. If it is not in Prien's JG 77 Band 3, it must be because the claims list was not yet available to him. Prien mentions the battle very briefly in the "Purple Book" Teil 10/I, and includes Ubben's claim, but no mission strength or time and nothing on German losses, which, according to the two of you, are not included in JG 77 Band 3 either. So I'll keep looking.
Regards,
Don
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