Place of a Buhlingen claim (Leek-Leeks)

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14/10/1943:
He claimed a B-17:14h45 Leek (J.Matthews)....near Groningen? wouldn't it be rather LEEKS(about 60 km E.Antwerpen)??

Someonecould confirm it to me.
michel

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Hello Michel,

according to JFV 10/IV he claimed a B-17 13.45 hrs at Sneek.
In the Verliesregister 1943 is listed the loss of the B-17 F 42-29971 13.45 hrs at Beek/Limburg (Bourgognestraat), 12 km north-north-east of Maastricht. Just as the German casualty no. KU 299 in MACR 819. In the Namentliche Verlustmeldung AV 390/43 is noted the crash of this plane "13.45 Uhr bei Beek (Prov. Limburg in Holland)".

Regards
Leo

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Hello Leo
Indeed,according T.Wood,it's also Sneek but that is not possible.

-Why the II/JG2 would operate so high up in Holland?
-No B-17 crashed in the region of Sneek/Leek

In my opinion both (Leeks/Beek) seem possible,the problem is that Buhlingen's claims are dubious.
michel