Re: Oberst Helmut Lent
no ofrfesne Skipper but Matthews Parrys book has some grave errors including most of the single engine claims-wrong place, wrong time and wrong pilot.
Borchers did not score on this date and it certainly was not his 19th kill either. his 45th was on July 20/21, 44 and he scored 3 kills on the night of August 29/30th for his: 46-48 victories. I say this with certainty as I am doing a very full length bio on this almost stealth personality, in fact his record is not readily accessible nor is he mentioned in many books or internet nf claims listings. I of course find this almost ridiculous as he was Kommodore of NJG 5 a very successful pilot till his death at the hands of a BC Mossie intruder in March of 1945.
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