FlyPast 06.2018

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“I had to photograph shipping over the English Channel when fi ve

Spitfi res at an altitude of 30,500 feet attacked me. To make matters

worse, a fl ight of French Moranes then attacked at 16,000 feet”

LUFTWAFFE

RANK ABBREVIATIONS

Rank Shortened version RAF equivalent rank

Oberst - Group Captain

Oberstleutnant Obstlt Wing Commander

Major Maj Squadron Leader

Oberleutnant Oblt Flying Offi cer

Hauptmann Hptm Flight Lieutenant

Leutnant Lieutenant Pilot Offi cer

Feldwebel Fw Sergeant

Unteroffi zier Uffz Corporal

Oberfeldwebel Ofw Flight Sergeant

Gefreiter Gefr Leading Aircraftsman

Left centre and left

One of Sgt Edouard Salès’

Do 17 kills, which he

achieved with Sgt René

Trémolet of GC II/5. Oblt

Werner Thiel and Fw Ludwig

Schneider of 3.(F)/22

were captured when they

force-landed ‘4N+EL’

at Eincheville during a

reconnaissance mission

to Pont-à-Mousson; the

remaining crew member,

Gefr Gerner, was killed.

Below left

This is believed to be

‘Cobber’ Kain’s second

Do 17 shot down on

November 23, 1939. The

German machine was from

3.(F)/122 and was engaged

on a reconnaissance

mission in the Reims area.

It crashed near Raucourt-

et-Flaba where Ofw Baptist

Schlapp and his two crew

were captured.

Left

Kain reads the telegram

notifying him of his DFC

in January 1940. He is

fl anked by Flt Lt Reg

Lovett (left), Sgt Tom Pyne

(rear) and Plt Off Newell

‘Fanny’ Orton (right).

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