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Re: Three FW200 Condor take-off times, 1940 and 1941
Martin is quite right, back to the drawing board!
Kurt Mollenhauer (B) in conversation said take off was " around 5.30 am" ,
Hans Bell (Bf) in correspondence says " before dawn"
Kurt Kyck (Bf) in conversation said 4 am.
Ludwig Wockner (Bm) says 5 am, ie as mentioned by Schnellmeyer quoting from his flugbuch. A question now is when was the flugbuch written up. It was not on board the aircraft, which would be against orders. Was it written up sometime after his release from internment? Can we rely on the often quoted codes F8+KH and werke 0015?. I think not, even though I used to quote them myself. They may be correct in the final analysis but can we obtain a source in the meantime?
Marc may have solved the times if he can please quote a reliable source reference.
To add further confusion I believe that a third Condor left Bordeaux that morning but I do not have any more information.
I'll get my coat and run!!!!
Tony K
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