Re: 16-17/6/44 night fighters over England
 

Hi BC,
A very fine piece of research. A mix-up of dates is not uncommon in German documents. My speculation is that the Feldwehbel responsible for the KTB may stack a few days work and then catch up, hence the wrong date. And far too often, when we examine a night claim we focus on BC, and forget the USAAF night ops. In another thread we have a discussion related to 4 B-24 night claims on 8 JAN 1945, I'm sure they were Lancasters. But - a kill is a kill.
bregds
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Re: 16-17/6/44 night fighters over England
 

Brian: II/KG 51 was active over the UK on 14-15 June, losing Fw Heinrich Ramm & Uffz Karl Seeland to 219 Sqn at 0302 hrs. I also agree that USAAF ac would be active at night albeit not as much as the RAF but the norm at that time of night would be Bomber Command, especially this night. Also, on 22 April, I agree that Halifaxes seemed to be the favoured victim but they also claimed a B-17! All matched claims by II/KG 51 after midnight can be matched to RAF losses apart from 12 Apr 44 when Lt Wolfgand Wenning shot down a B-17 of 96 BG and 28 Jun 44 when Uffz Franz Wachtler probably got a Carpet Bagger of 801st BG

Re: 16-17/6/44 night fighters over England
 

Was the Rattlesden incident that which was reported in the Home Office report as '' On the night of 14/15th. a single machine dropped bombs in East Anglia '' .

Re: 16-17/6/44 night fighters over England
 

Hi Chris:

The 219 claim you refer to on 14-15 June - was that the Gloster / Oswold crew?

Cheers,

Mark

Re: 16-17/6/44 night fighters over England
 

Yes it was Mark

Re: 16-17/6/44 night fighters over England
 

Many thanks Chris - I had them down as having claimed a Ju 88. Will add your info to my notes.

Cheers,

Mark