Am I the only one who thinks some of those "signed" photos are not really "autographed" photos? Several of the "signatures" seem to have been created by the same shaky hand. Joe Forster's signature (in particular) appears on several autographed prints - and it doesn't look like what we see here.
It's still great to see the images, but I wouldn't spend buck on e-bay buying one of those copies unless I was VERY sure the signatures weren't forgeries.
from Loss of Major. Donaubauer ex 1./(F)123 - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum Melvin,
For 29 July 1940 - I have the following from "Battle of Britian Then and Now" (Mk 3):-
"4./KG76. Junkers Ju 88A-1. Shot down into the Channel south of Worthing at 2.00 pm by 145 Sqdn Hurricanes. Maj. Donaubauer and Uffz Peters killed. Lt Nier and Uffz Cordes missing.Aircraft lost".
From Mason's earlier "Battle Over Britian" I have a slightly different view:-
"4./KG76. Shot down by Naval AA gunfire of Dungeness, 13.12 hrs. Ju 88A-1. 100 %. Two crew killed.Maj.i.G. Donaubauer and Lt Nier missing".
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Andy Mitchell
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Capt. Joe Foss, the leading American ace of the war. The squadron has bag over 60 Japanese planes and Foss himself has over 26 confirmed victories. Foss, smoking his characteristic cigar, is shown in the center while around him,reading from top left around the bottom to top right, are Oscar Bate, of Essex Falls, N.J.; Greg Loesch; Tom Furlow, 25, of Montrose, Colorado; Frank Presley, of Encinitas, Cal.; Bill Freeman, 25, of Bonham, Texas. Foss Comes from Sioux Falls, S.D
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