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Herbert Kutscha claims May/June 1940
I am looking for information about Herbert Kutscha's claims while flying with 5/ZG.1 during the campaign in the West. He shot down two Dutch planes during May, then a Swiss machine on June 8th. Kutscha was then involved in the Battle of Britain.
Two questions; are the dates for the two Dutch claims known? second, am I correct that 5/ZG.1 was not involved in the Battle for France? Regards, Edwin |
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Re: Herbert Kutscha claims May/June 1940
I don't think the dates are known, there are more post about it on this site. When I visited Kutscha many years ago he mentioned it but I was not really interested in May 1940 back then. If I recollect he talked about shooting down an C-V like plane in the Grebbeberg area. Must have been 12/13 May or so.
John |
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Re: Herbert Kutscha claims May/June 1940
Edwin,
The two claims of Kutscha are both early morning May 10 over Ypenburg, and almost certainly two Douglas 8A-3N's. No claims of C-5's by II./ZG1 over the Grebbe area. Regards, Pieter |
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Re: Herbert Kutscha claims May/June 1940
Ok, now I am curious where this info comes from.......what is the source?
Thanks, John |
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Re: Herbert Kutscha claims May/June 1940
From (multiple) earlier discussions on this Forum.
I admit that most of it is circumstantial evidence, but still:
Regards, Pieter |
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Re: Herbert Kutscha claims May/June 1940
Gents, thank you all for your replies!
Edwin |
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