Strafing Hazebrouck M/Y January 1945
 

Hello,

according to one source Marshaling Yard in Hazebrouck, France, shopuld be attcked by German Plane during Night January 1/January 2 1945. Has somebody Idea what plane could it be for? Night Fighter?

Thanks for help

Re: Strafing Hazebrouck M/Y January 1945
 

There's a strong possibility that it was a night fighter. A number of NF Gruppen were carrying out intruder/ground attack operations at this time.

Re: Strafing Hazebrouck M/Y January 1945
 

Hello!

It cannot be proven conclusively but circumstantial evidence may let us think these were Ju 88 G6 from NJG2 coming from Marx or Varel in Northern Germany.
Indeed, one of them S/N 620578 , 4R+IT from 9. Staffel could not avoid trees in Nielles-les-Bléquin, 37 km from Hazebrouck, around 00:00AM that night (4 KIA).
They were following the St Omer/Desvres Railway line executing the same harassment mission...

JVM