Re: RAF Bomber gunner claim during the night 5-6/07/1941 over Belgium
Chris,
Thanks for your reply, you’re correct to mention that it can only be assumed.
The hours of take off and landing of the 3 Wellingtons are :
Z6555 t/o 22h38 landed 05h14
R1451 t/o 23h18 landed 03h30
R1532 t/o 23h22 landed 04h32
Note : is it possible that R1451 landed an hour earlier than R1532, while the difference at the take off was only 4 minutes ? (All other planes of 311 Squadron also landed after 04h00.)
In ‘ Deutsche Nachtjagd – Personalverluste in Ausbildung und Einsatz – fliegendes Personal -, by Michael Balss (1.Auflage 1997) is mentioned as time 03h00.
Do these times need some kind of conversion ? Was the British time zone equal to the German one during July 1941 ?
Unfortunately I don’t have the NVM for the crash of the Bf110. Perhaps a NJG specialist can help ?
Many thanks in advance and best regards
Luc
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