Adolf Galland's score ?

[drgondog]

According to Bader, he went down due to a mid air collision from his wingman, lost one of his artificial legs getting out of the cockpit - Germans/Galland allowed an airdrop of another leg - which he used to escape.

When caught I believe he spent the rest of the war at Colditz?

Remarkable man

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by drgondog

According to Bader, he went down due to a mid air collision from his wingman

According to an article by Andy Saunders in "After the Battle" magazine, a forthcoming book by Dilip Sarkar and a recent documentary on British TV, Bader is more likely to have been shot down by one his own people who reported blowing the tail off a 109 and the pilot baling out.

The only 109 lost by JG 26 that day has been excavated and it still had its tail. Its loss closely corresponds with another RAF pilot's combat report.

[Alex Smart]

Hi,

Please

My question is about the two of the three a/c claimed by Galland on the 9th of August. The first in the morning . Then in the afternoon one at 17.41hrs Unconfirmed and one at 17.44hrs said to have been a 452 sqdn Spitfire.
Which Spitfires were they (one at least could be from 452 Sqdn) and who were the pilots ?

Thanks

Alex

[Dénes Bernád]

Perhaps Yves Michelet knows? He mentioned on this forum - way back - that he was a close acquintance of him.

[FalkeEins]

Michelet's French edition/translation of Galland's memoir did contain much extra material...but most of it came directly from the 'translator' ..
I don't recall it having the sort of detail required here ...

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

Could you please let me have the link to the website you mention ?

I don't think i have seen it before.

Thanks

alex