Thread: Who Shot 'J-Johnnie' Down ?
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Old January 12th, 2005, 05:33 PM
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And still the research goes on.....

An independent researcher in Belgium recently contacted me - he has been researching Schnaufer's career. The 'crashing into the sea' noted in Hinchliffe's book is an error ; the crew's Leistungbuchs refer to a Lancaster being shot down in GK5 ' Auf. Land westl. Amsterdam' .

So, finally, there can be no reasonable doubt - the crew of JB-659 'J-Johnnie' were unfortunate enough on their first Pathfinder operation, to encounter the most successful nightfighter pilot of all time.

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