Moelders vs Galland vs Wick

[Franek Grabowski]

Originally Posted by Nick Hector

Would you say that is enough to render the whole practice of matching claims to losses invalid? You have, after all, helped me with some real and valuable corrections here

Well, matching claims and losses is not just collating known lists of claims and losses. Some research is necessary, as otherwise it could lead to wrong conclusions. You try to asses accuracy of claims of pilots, but it is not possible in such a simple way.

[focusfocus]

Hello Nick

Wick:

20/05/40:two Leo-451
Leo 451 n°37 "Origny-Ste-Benoite GB II/12
Leo 451 n°102 "SE Chauny" GB I/12
Seven claimed by I./JG2

The V.156 (five)of AB1 were claimed by Molders(one,claimed as Wellesley),Von Moller (one,claimed as Wellesley) and I./JG21(three,claimed as MS.406)

05/06/40
The D.520 of GC I/3 was shot down by I./JG27 and III./JG53

claims of Wick:Four Bloch.MB.152
Fight against Curtis of GC II/5
French losses:Five Curtis severely damaged
Curtis n°42 S/Lt Guy Le Stum after damage,belly landed 'Connantre",never repaired
Curtis n°5 S/Lt Josef Burger after damage,crash-landed "Toul",never repaired
Curtis n° ? damaged
Curtis n° ? damaged
Curtis n° ? damaged

06/06/40
Fight against Curtis (GC II/5) and Bloch (GC II/9)
French Losses
Curtis n°127 Sgt Heme,severely damaged,never repaired
Curtis n° 54 Sgt/Chef Janeba "Missy/Aisnes" belly landed
Curtis n°197 S/Lt Ruchoux "Blesmes" crashed
Curtis n°52 C/C Hanzlicek damaged,not reparable in unit
Bloch n°612 Sgt Cucumel crashed

8/06/40
Fight against Morane (GC I/2),D.520 (GC II/3) and Bloch (GC II/6)
French losses:GC II/6
Bloch n°664 Lt Vié "Crepy en Valois" crasched (35 km of Soisson)
Bloch n°640 Lt Sassart "Trosly-Breuil" crashed (28 km of Soisson),also claimed by Hptm Ankum-Frank (Stab/JG27),21h.30 "bois de Compiegne"

D.520 n°61 "Sgt Cukr
Morane n°225
Morane n°776
These were claimed by Stritzel,Jaenisch,Seeger

9/06/40
It's a Glenn of GB I/63 n°140 shared with Fw.Keil I/JG2 (claimed as Douglas) and Ofw.Maden II/JG52 (claimed-20h.45-as Amiot)

Best Regard
Michel

[focusfocus]

Corrective.

Wick
20/05/40:eight Leo 451 claimed,not seven

Galland

20/05/40
Leo 451 n°95:GB I/31,not II/31.....not so sure shot down by Galland,but rather by I/JG2,the corresponding french time with the german time (18h.35/19h.00)
The claim of Galland;20h.50

29/05/40
Two Blenheims of 235°Sqd C.Command
Blenheim of 21°Sqd shot down by I/JG3 (claimed as Wellington)

09/06/40
Sgt.Elminger GC III/2,Curtis n°235

Best Regards
Michel

[Nick Hector]

Many thanks, Michel


Good to be able to update from this info

Nick