Trying to track down details of an FW-190 shot down July 26th 1944
 

I wonder if you may be able to help me, maybe not track down the exact aircraft, but maybe the Unit the FW-190 belonged to?

I have been talking with a P-51 Pilot who flew with the 319thFS/325thFG (Jack Kinney) and he details a victory he scored on the above date.

The mission was flown to Zwolfaxing, Austria (hope that's the correct spelling) escorting B-24's and during the mission the 325th encountered a group of FW-190's (also I believe 109's?).

He started his battle at 20,000 feet but soon the aircraft were low on the deck and he got hits on the 190 which then crashed.

I am not sure if this is the same group of FW-190's that the 317th took on when they went to help B-17's that the 332nd FG had failed to rendezvous with but it doesn't appear so.

He thinks the 190 went in close to a village but that is really all he can tell me of the incident.

With the sadly lacking information I realise identifying the Pilot will be pretty much impossible, but just wonder if units flying that day in that area may be possible identified?

Thanks for any help. Cheers, MP

Re: Trying to track down details of an FW-190 shot down July 26th 1944
 

Almost certainly Stab or II./JG 300. These were the only two Fw 190-equipped units making the interception on that date against XV Bomber Command over Austria. The air action occurred in the Wien (Vienna) - Aspern - Gleisdorf - Semmering - Bruck a.d. Mur - Graz area and the Luftwaffe claimed 23, mostly B-17s but also 2 x P-38s and 2 x P-51s.

There is a huge multi-volume history of JG 300 written by a French author and published just a couple of years ago. I do not have it, but this well-researched work should help you identify the German pilot and where the Fw 190 crashed.

L.

Re: Trying to track down details of an FW-190 shot down July 26th 1944
 

Hi, according to JG300 website possibly then one of these, no Stab/2. FW190 though
but one 2. Me109 at Langenwang (?error: 2 x "Westerdorf Heinz"):

1944.07.26 Budapest Schlingheider Gerhard Uffz. 4. Fw 190A
1944.07.26 St.Marein/ Bruck Stephan Günter Fw. 5. Fw 190A8
1944.07.26 Wiener-Neustadt Henschel Karl Uffz. 6. Fw 190A8
1944.07.26 Langenwang Westerdorf Heinz Ogfr. 5. Fw 190A8
1944.07.26 Langenwang Westerdorf Heinz Ogfr. 2. Bf 109G6
1944.07.26 Graz Köhler Martin Ogfr 4. Fw 190A8
1944.07.26 Neukirchen Hoenmanns Heinz Ofw 4. Fw 190A8
1944.07.26 Neukirchen Nehls Gerhard Ltn 5. Fw190A8
1944.07.26 Markensdorf/ Wien Winhusen Hans Uffz 6. Fw 190A7/M


Maybe more info here:
www.jg300.de email: bobo at jg300 dot de

And given book title is:
Jean-Yves Lorant & Richard Goyat
Jagdgeschwader "wilde 300 sau" - A chroniclenof a geschwader in the battle for german Vol. II September 1944 - May 1945
Verlag: Eagle Editions Ltd.; Auflage: 1 (2007)
ISBN-10: 9761034275
ISBN-13: 978-9761034271

k.reg.
FrankieS

Re: Trying to track down details of an FW-190 shot down July 26th 1944
 

Many thanks, the information is very much appreciated, cheers, MP