The One Who got Away

Originally Posted by Rob Romero

Dora9

No offence, but on what basis do you have to say that the RAF covered up Werra's claims of 6 Hurris in a landing pattern. Isn't it far more likely that Werra made up this unheard of and uprecidented claim. Claims, which were, incidentally, his only ones during the Battle of Britain. I would think that the Hurricanes crashing from low altitude would have resulted in some KIA -much harder to cover up than the loss of an airframe.

HI ROB .
werras claims.. some say goverments cant keep secrets look at D DAY BEFORE some E boats struck off devon sank vessels and some USA troops were killed. as to werras hurris look back 28/ 8/40 BOB was on RAF were at its knees pilots worn out airfields damaged we were losing the BOB.
.werrra claim or 4 hurris they were not claimed by the command ,only as ground kills .......
he shot down a spit on that day too..maybe a reserve airfield he came across or ferry pilots delivery hurris there.
werras claim that he lowered his undergarrige. then attacked them one he said didnt count as it was landing.it was 28/8/40 didnt a H Goring claim that his pilots were makin false claims.then to Galland and molders around that date, well werras broadcast then on radio THE RAF ..heard this then decided to disclose it maybe they were embarred by him shootin down 4 hurricanes, as to poor morle among the pilots of RAF!.ADMITING IT AND THE PUBLIC TOO THEY WERE NEVER GIVEN THE TRUE FIGURES..
as always werras claim to fame was he escapes to germany thats all he was known for.. today we have techno to tell if people lie maybe we can tell by his broadcast made then on vinyl or cd now" check if he was tellin the truth. who knows.......by his voice tones...
but thats my point thats all we all know werras mascot lion simba and flamboyance.and escape..
as to claims helmut wick[ 3 spits 5/11/40 helmut shot down a hurricane first then flew off home.then i saw 3 spits in front of me below, i meet them first the first goes down then 2rd the 3rd i dont know whats wrong with me! maybe my nerves were frayed, i attacked him then my cannon ammos gone i use my machine guns down he goes i then fly home the nerves were from summers fighting.but hey 3 spits 3 pilots who have no graves or names wicks spits was credit to him? like werras hurris they were not....
werra had no witness like wick...with the 3 spits, the RAF have no records on spit losses there that day.
ive been a fan of wick since 1975 .
GARY
sorry my reply kept lockin up all night.