Heavy Bomber Attack on Paris Ball-bearing Factories 26 November 1943
 

Hi all,

I´m looking info about war diary entry for JG 2 in this date - I´m trying compare victory and losses in fight of 78th FG against JG 2, all info is welcome.

Thanks Faenor

Re: Heavy Bomber Attack on Paris Ball-bearing Factories 26 November 1943
 

JG 2 made 7 claims on this date: 2 Spitfires and 5 B-17s. They recorded 4 Fw 190 losses, all due to "Luftkampf".

Re: Heavy Bomber Attack on Paris Ball-bearing Factories 26 November 1943
 

Hi John Beaman and thanks for your reply!

For this action, I have the following resource (and some questins):

Tony Wood claim list-RAF & US Fighter Commands - with annotated text. Issue I 1943 page 186 with this claims:

Claim 26.11.43 Lt. H.S. Askelson 78

Claim 26.11.43 Maj. J.C. Price 78

Claim 26.11.43 Maj. J.C. Price 78th FG 84th Sqn. 1 - 0 - 0 FW 190 10.30-11.20: Paris

Claim 26.11.43 Lt. Ashelson 78

th FG 83rd Sqn. 1 - 0 - 0 Me 109G - Paris-Beauvais

From this link:http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...r-reports.html I have reports for:

Lt.Askelson: http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...on-26nov43.jpg
Maj. Price: http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...ce-26nov43.jpg
....but without Lt. Wesson claim - Miller and Fry book recognize this victory and for me,score for 78th FG is 4-0-0 for this day.

78th FG lost this day 3 pilots:

Cat.E

26.11.43 2/Lt. John W. Herrick: P/W 78th FG 82nd Sqn. P-47C-2 41-6188 MX-U Me 109s: EPJ Chantilly

Cat.E

26.11.43 F/O Ralph E. Cormier: KIA 78th FG 83rd Sqn. P-47D-5 42-8681 HL-E Me 109s: Paris

Cat.E26.11.43 2/Lt. Wayne W. Dougherty: P/W 78th FG 84th Sqn. P-47D-5 42-8573 WZ-L Me 109s: Paris EPJ Moiselles

http://www.ulongbeach.com/Herrick.html

http://www.ulongbeach.com/Cormier.html
http://www.ulongbeach.com/Dougherty.html

From MACR´s and Maj. Price/Lt.Askelson is clear, that 78th fought with Fw 190 (JG 2 and JG 26,which claim 2 P-47) and Bf 109. Is know, which unit it could be?

I would be very glad for any information that would help me describe the day a little more detail and try to assign one of whom shot down or confirmed overclaiming.

Thanks for all help.

Faenor

Re: Heavy Bomber Attack on Paris Ball-bearing Factories 26 November 1943
 

Hi,

in searching about clash this day I have found this info in the book Thunderbolts of the U.S. 8th Army air Force (March 1943-February 1944) by Tomasz Szlagor (Kagero publishing) info, that this day 7/JG 2 loss Staffelkapiten Lt.Wilhelm Flegel von Farnholz flying in Bf 109G W.Nr.410496 "Weisse 1". Same info are from this links:
http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety...anPilotsF.html
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=9757

From this link I have info, that Uffz. lrich Hueck from 6./JG 2 claim of B-24 is in fact P-47 (B-24 not particiúate on this raid)
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?p=133427

Are know some other losses (or dammaged,crash landing) of Bf 109 of JG 2 from this date? Same info for Fw 190 are welcome.

Faenor

Re: Heavy Bomber Attack on Paris Ball-bearing Factories 26 November 1943
 

Hello ,

I can add that F/O Ralph Cormier went down in a small river at Dampierre-en-Bray , which is located west Beauvais . He was initially buried at the Poix-de-la-Somme military cemetary , grave # 63 . Next to him , grave # 62 was 2nd Lt Merle A. Nienaber , a 94th BG 333rd BS pilot whose bomber B-17 # 23185 "Queen Bee " crashed at Londinières ( south-east Dieppe ) the same day , victim of german fighters. Nienaber's chute did not open while leaving the bomber .

If ever you have a picture of Ralph Cormier I'm interested .

Hope this help a little .

Zorglub.