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Re: Danish Pilot Peter Horn - aircraft info wanted
Michael,
Top Mustang Aces - MH Pinches 5+3sh RAF BM Vassiliades 5+2sh Greek GRAM Johnson 5+2sh RAF E Horbaczewski 5+1sh Polish LAP Burra-Robinson 5+1sh RAF PJ Hearne 5 RAF J Bargielowski 5 Polish Top Mustang V1 Aces - J Hartley 12 RAF J Zalenski 9+1sh Polish T Szymanski 8 Polish RG Kleinmayer 7+1sh RNZAF JA Mielnecki 6+1sh Polish E Redhead 6+1sh RAF Thunderbolt Aces - BM Gladych 10 Polish W Lanowski 4 Polish N Cameron 1sh RAF Far East No mention of Birksted in that book, but he had no claims in those a/c. Most of his kills were over the channel in 42/43, so I checked the Spitfire Aces of the Channel Front and they credit him with a total of 10+1sh in that book, as does Aces High. Cheers |
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Re: Danish Pilot Peter Horn - aircraft info wanted
Good evening Peter,
thanks a lot for the data. To resume the initial topic, this is what the JG51 book by Aders/Held offers about Horn (p259):
May it be that the activities of Peter Horn were not recorded like those of the Germans because of his problematical national background ? Michael |
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Re: Danish Pilot Peter Horn - aircraft info wanted
Peter,
Birksted flew in his Mustang III, when returning to Copenhagen in mid-May 1945. It was the same a/c that he had carried out 14 of his 18 operations while at Bentwaters Wing. I do not know Osprey's source of information, but there are wrong. Mikkel
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Re: Danish Pilot Peter Horn - aircraft info wanted
Thanks Mikkel.
Michael, Horn is not listed in the index of Weal's book. Peter |
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Re: Danish Pilot Peter Horn - aircraft info wanted
The military record of Peter Horn does exist in BAMA Freiburg, but was until recently it was not possible to gain access. I will look into it some time next year. In the eyes of the NAZI regime, Scandinavians were looked upon as true ariens so his background was not problematic.
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Re: Danish Pilot Peter Horn - aircraft info wanted
Good morning Junker,
I didn't assume that the Germans considered his national background problematical. But I thought that the Germans might have thought that his Danish fellow countrymen might cause him troubles. That might have been a reason to treat his record with more discretion than the records of the German, Austrian or Spanish pilots (?) I would be great if you check Horn's record in Freiburg ! Michael |
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Re: Danish Pilot Peter Horn - aircraft info wanted
Those danes who did serve with the german forces were often sympatetic to the nazi course, and they did have a Danish newspaper, called Fædrelandet/Fatherland were many of them told of their service on the eastern front and elswere.
Junker |
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Re: Danish Pilot Peter Horn - aircraft info wanted
Good evening Junkers,
sometimes the Germans dealt with the service of the legionnaires quite diplomatically. For example they sent the Eastern European SS-units to the Western front in the final phase of the war. This was done to prevent them to be captured by the fellow countrymen. But it was of no use: after being captured by the Americans they were handed over to the Soviet Union. Have a nice evening, Michael |
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Re: Danish Pilot Peter Horn - aircraft info wanted
Dear Doug Stankey. Horn, Peter did not join the luftwaffe. I know, as I am the grand son, and we have investigated the case. Best regards Jacob
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Re: Danish Pilot Peter Horn - aircraft info wanted
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have you had the oppurtunity to check Peter Horn's record in the meantime ? All the best to you, Michael |
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