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Old 29th April 2012, 13:56
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Re: Photos 4-28
Hi can anybody translate the inscription on the back of the first photo please.
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=300702839096

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Old 29th April 2012, 22:30
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Steve,
Securing the last remainders as a trained tail gunner.
France July 1940
This bird had 15 victories in Poland.
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Old 29th April 2012, 22:43
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http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=150804993075 is not British, but the Dutch G-1 361.
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Old 30th April 2012, 03:16
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Thanks ever so much for your help Paul.
I wonder if the writer meant 15 operational sorties over Poland?

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Old 30th April 2012, 22:06
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Steve,
The text says "15 Abschüsse", which means 15 victories. I suppose the writer knew the difference between an operational sortie and a victory.
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Old 1st May 2012, 00:37
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Paul, yes indeed he would.

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Old 1st May 2012, 22:13
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This is not 15 sorties or victory but 15 repaired shot holes from Polish campaign.
This Do 17 from 8./KG 3 received 15 shots over Poland.
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Old 2nd May 2012, 15:54
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@ Markus,

sorry for playing the smartass, but "15 Abschüsse" as mentioned before doesn't mean "bullet holes" or similar words used for damages due to enemy-fire, indifferent in which unit this kite may have served with. Otherwise that guy who wrote the original inscription must have been a little bit stupid...

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