multiple B17, B24 claims

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Thanks E - we seem to be on same story - I will send you my book versions of 7 July shortly

I finally found out after looking at the 4th FG histories that they WERE assigned to cover both Bernburg and Aschersleben but were late on take off and 336th FS assigned to cover 2CW didn't get to R/V (originally Minden) until after the 14th CW was driving for Bernburg and 96th was headed for Aschersleben and everybody from 4th covered 96th CW, leaving the 14th uncovered, so the 'planners' didn't screw up after all - just bad luck.
 
Thanks Steve - both of us have collaborated on 'the other side' for several of the bigger battles between 8th FC Mustangs (355th mostly) the 8th BC bombers and the wiley and tough LW.
 

I can't speak to Sept 6 43 but can confirm that 5 B-24's were shot down by JG2 on Jan 7 44. So the focus shouldn't be on whether the kills happened or not, as they did. Egon Mayer got credit for several. It brings up another question in my mind which I hesitate to put in writing...

These were head-on attacks with fighter escort gone and otherwise engaged by part of JG2 when they came back from the bomber calls for help, so Mayer and part of JG2 had free reign. I don't doubt Egon Mayer was good enough to get several in head on attacks, as they attacked for quite some time and had multiple free reign passes at the bombers. But DID he actually, is the question? I don't know if one can ever confirm, without speaking to the pilots that were there. He was granted credit through the system, though. That might be the best we'll ever know for sure.
 
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