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Re: JG52 & JG53 claims 11/Sept/40
Andy,
If you put both lists together and delete the obvious duplications you will have all claims recorded. Winfried Bock and Dr Jochen Prien both concur. For some reason, Freiburg have ommitted the JG53 claims - depends what you asked of them I guess. Determining individual claims v losses will prove something of a challenge I fear. For what it's worth, here is what I currently have recorded:
Coastal Command
235 Squadron, Thorney Island
Blenheim IV L9396. Shot down by Bf109s of 1./JG52 and III./JG53 during escort sortie for No.826 (FAA) Squadron Albacore attack on convoy off Calais and crashed in the Channel 5.40 p.m. Pilot Officer P. C. Wickings-Smith, Pilot Officer A. W. V. Green, and Sergeant R. D. H. Watts all missing. Aircraft QY*E a write-off.
Blenheim IV Z5725. Shot down by Bf109s of 1./JG52 and III./JG53 during escort sortie for No.826 (FAA) Squadron Albacore attack on convoy off Calais and crashed in the Channel 5.40 p.m. Flight Lieutenant F. W. Flood, Pilot Officer N. B. Shorrocks, and Sergeant B. R. Sharp all missing. Aircraft QY*G a write-off.
Fleet Air Arm
826 (FAA) Squadron, Bircham Newton
Albacore I L7097. Returned badly damaged in attack by Bf109s of 1./JG52 and III./JG53 during anti-shipping strike north-west of Calais 5.45 p.m. Sub-Lt A. H. Bacon and rest of crew unhurt. Aircraft F4C damaged but repairable.
Albacore I L7098. Badly damaged in attack by Bf109s of 1./JG52 and III./JG53 during anti-shipping strike north-west of Calais and crash-landed near Staple, north-west of Deal 5.55 p.m. Sub-Lt T. Winstanley and rest of crew unhurt. Aircraft damaged but repairable.
Albacore I L7114. Returned badly damaged in attack by Bf109s of 1./JG52 and III./JG53 during anti-shipping strike north-west of Calais 5.45 p.m. (Pilot) Sub-Lt Anthony Montagu Tuke unhurt, (Obs) Sub-Lt Edgar George Brown and (TAG) NA Robert E. Matthews both wounded. Aircraft F4M damage state not recorded.
Albacore I L7117. Badly damaged in attack by Bf109s of 1./JG52 and III./JG53 during anti-shipping strike north-west of Calais and ditched in the Channel south-east of Dover 5.50 p.m. Lt Allan Sawbridge Downes wounded and Sub-Lt Conrad Richard Mallett unhurt – both rescued by MTB and landed at Dover, (TAG) NA1 James Alexander Moffat Stevens missing. Aircraft F4K 100% write-off.
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