[BATTLE OF BRITAIN]: SZAPOSZNIKOW EUGENIUSZ: (1917-1991)
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SZAPOSZNIKOW EUGENIUSZ: (1917-1991) Polish fighter ace of World War II who participated in the Battle of Britain and is credited with 8 confirmed kills. D.S., E. Szaposznikow, one page, 4to, n.p., 27th September 1940. The partially printed mimeographed document, completed in typescript, is a Combat Report (marked [S]ecret) relating to Szaposznikow's destruction of an ME 109 during the Battle of Britain, the narrative stating, in part, 'After approaching e[nemy]/a[ircraft] the chase began. Only at the coast did we catch up with enemy formation. I was left behind alone as I could not keep up the speed of the others, and was attacked by a ME 109 who dived onto me and then rolled. I got onto his tail and fired two bursts. E/A continued its dive and fell into the sea off Brighton….526 Rounds of ammunition fired'. One file to the upper left corner, only affecting one word of text, and with some very light, minor age wear and a few small tears to the edges, about VG
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[BATTLE OF BRITAIN]: SZAPOSZNIKOW EUGENIUSZ: (1917-1991)
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