Re: Huge Luftwaffe Victories over USAAF?
 

Re: Huge Luftwaffe Victories over USAAF?
 

Incidentally, 5 of the P38s downed on 11 Feb 1944 were due to encounters with II/JG26.

According to Caldwell's JG26 War Diary vol 2, the lone JG26 loss on 26 June 1943 was a III/JG26 a/c downed by 4FG near Dieppe.

Here are the LW claims against 8AF on 26 June, courtesy of Tony Wood.

26.06.43 Ltn. Fritz Karch 6./JG 2 Spitfire

Re: Huge Luftwaffe Victories over USAAF?
 

Mike - I don't have that set. What were primary sources on losses?

I bounce back and forth from Group histories on microfilm to MACR databases on armyairforces.com to Mighty 8th Diary to different group histories.

Like you I have about a 300 book reference library on WWII and about 30 for Korea/VietNam plus 40 reels of microfilm from Maxwell. At one time Jeff Ethell and I were gonna collaborate on 8th Fighter Command, pool our respective notes on the 4th and 355th then work together on the rest. I got pretty deep on the losses, but there was no website for MACR's - we were going to have to work the cards and fische.

How can I get a copy of the Andrews set?

BTW, we still have a gap between Andrews and the other sources.

on the 10th I have MACR's for 7 Macr's on the 78th. The microfilm for 78th FG (not the 82/83/84FS have a total of 10 lost, 7 to fighters/2 to flak and one to a mid air over England. I've loaned out my Price book on the 78th so can't use taht today for another peek.

I have to dig up my 353 stuff but Miller has 8 air losses and the Macr database has 7 macrs for the 353rd on the 6-12 bad day (but also claimed 16 on two separate missions that day).. it looks like this mission will rank right up there on the worst single Squadron loss with 6 for the 350th.

As for the 4 March fiasco there was a lot of bad weather involved.. I think Heinz Knocke related four confirmed on the 363rd before they 'escaped' into cloud cover but surely there were other units in the area.

It does make for interesting conversations.. I know Miller used USAF and 8th AF Historical Research records along with Damick - which is why I am curious to see if Andrews cut thes facts in different ways?

Re: Huge Luftwaffe Victories over USAAF?
 

Bill - go to http://www.447bg.com/data/bp.pdf
As you will see they are not cheap but is a monumental work and a great research tool. I have seen them on E - bay and abebooks.com Primary sources on losses are MACRS
mike

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Sorry, Shooshoobaby, but your internet link doesn't work for me. Are there any alternate links, as the Paul Andrews books sound very interesting.

Re: Huge Luftwaffe Victories over USAAF?
 

George,
Strip off the end of the address, to get http://www.447bg.com then click on Books.

Frank.

Re: Huge Luftwaffe Victories over USAAF?
 

Bill and George , Frank is correct . I added too much on the web address.

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Mike - mine worked fine and I got in easily using your link.. I'm still pondering the value for $300 on the set but probably will do it.

Still, it bother me a little bit that no details on White/Reed/Cummins/Beaty and Lake (my earlier appeal) ar contained in the Combat Chronology that you have. My primary purpose would be to wrap up last of 355th/2SF details for revised ABD.

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Bill - as you know , History is never perfect. I have sent corrected or new info to Paul a few times. Beaty , Cummins, Lake are listed , date unknown , no other info.
There is a Lt. Bob G. White listed 355th FG KIA 11 - 20 - 44 from New Mexico.No other info.

Are you looking for Rod W. Reed ?

I got my set about 5 years ago - it had some addendums. Maybe these have been updated?
Mike

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Thank you very much for the revised address.
George