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Old 18th January 2011, 01:03
Laurent Rizzotti Laurent Rizzotti is offline
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Re: II/ZG76 losses and claims, August 29, 1941

Christer Bergström gave some details about this battle on this post: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archiv...hp?t-5131.html

"I can only add that the four Spitfires on 29 August 1941 were shot down by II./ZG 76 "Haifischgruppe" (by Lt Drewes, Ofws Kornatzki and Spitzer, and Gefr. Bopp) against no other own losses than an injured radio operator (Gefr. Alfred Bunke) - a not at all uncommon result for this very successful Zerstörergruppe."

A rather bad period for 19 Sqn RAF, on the other hand.

John Foreman, in his "Fighter Command War Diaries vol 2 (Sept 40-Dec 41), says that 19 Sqn met four Bf 110s of 6./2G 76 off Holland, "clearly practicing bombing off the coast".

Tony Wood claims file has the following four claims:
29/08/1941 Ofw. Lambert Spitzer 6. ZG 76 Spitfire 33.2: 150m 10.50 - - yes C.2033/I Anerk: Nr.70
29/08/1941 Ofw. Heinz Kornacker 6. ZG 76 Spitfire 33.2: 150-200m 10.53 - - yes C.2033/I Anerk: Nr.71
29/08/1941 Gefr. Max-Ottmar Bopp 6. ZG 76 Spitfire 33.1: 600m 10.57 - - yes C.2033/I Anerk: Nr.72
29/08/1941 Ltn. Martin Drewes 6. ZG 76 Spitfire 33.2: 650m 11.00 - - yes C.2033/I Anerk: Nr.30

Gefr Bopp was very probably the gunner aboard one Bf 110 and not the pilot.
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