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friend and forum member Falkeeins just updated his blog. thank you Roman for the letter from Will to the both of us.
FalkeEins - my Luftwaffe blog
Siegfried Baer that is mentioned was my cousin flying in 5./JG 301.
Bill
ask away about 26 November 44 if you would am really interested in what the guys remember, anything is of tremendous value..........
E ~ and the 2nd SF guys also attend the reunion as well right ?? Dang I wish I could attend ....
may he RIP
E~ I will be talking about April 24 at the 306 BG meeting and the November 26 mission at our reunion in four weeks. the 306BG/355Fg are meeting same hotel same time - should be fun.
yes very cool N
Bill ~ Chuck met JG 301 from an angle as they were setting up to pounce on the 491st bg. got onto Williams site to read the sketchy missions report. .......... 2 Fw's to his credit.
am sure you have a pic of the chap as well as his Stang ?
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yes it loos very feasible Bill, thank you, I think the 339th took on elements of the I./jG 301 flying high protection as well as some of the high squadron II./JG 301 Fw's the losses point to this in the hills more like a series of high ridges west of Misburg/SW of Hannover. Bert Stiles of the 339th fg was killed in this area after taking down an Fw of JG 301.
timing is critical of course and as for the German times they are almost worthless as the account is still jargoned up as to when the III./JG 301 heavy Fw's came into attack the 491st bg and portions of the other two gruppen. alas trying to pin down the 56 claims by JG 301 has been mind boggling, of course Reschke's account down plays almost half as they were not given credit.
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as far as I am concerned JG 1 claimed 0 B-24's it was all JG 301 and that is incorporated from the 445th and 491st after action reports from the surviving bomber crews of the direction from whence the attacks were made and when they were hit. the 491st suffered the brunt of JG 301 but gave back in return as this was only the second Fw 190A flown mission by JG 301 pilots, the inexperiecne of JG 301 new kids really showed and 5 445th bg B-24's as well in the total
I totally agree. The only reson I brought up JG1 and JG6 claims is that there is zero evidence that they ever broke through the 357 and 354FS which blunted their attack. If they shot down any B-24s in this engagement their was one JG1/JG6 ship in the same firing solution as the JG301 fighter and all three were claiming the same bird.
say Bill am sure I have asked you do you have a operational route map for this date for the 2nd SF and the 355th fg.
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