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Originally Posted by Keizer Cali
Hi Kris,
For 21 February 1945 I have D-9 losses from III./JG 2, 6./JG 26, III./JG 54 and II./JG 301. However, none of them occurred anywhere near Salzwedel and, as far as my information goes, none of them could be attributed to 316 (Polish) Squadron.
To be more precise, three III./JG 2 D-9s were lost in accidents due to fuel starvation; one 6./JG 26 D-9 was shot down by own FLAK; III./JG 54 lost one D-9 (see John's reply) and two damaged in a surprise attack from 362 FG / 378 FS P-47s, and a single D-9 of II./JG 301 was lost near Glogau (Głogów) in air combat (no further information available).
I hope this is of help.
Cheers,
Marc
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Hello Marc,
May I take this thread slightly off-topic and ask if II./JG 301 was operating on the Eastern Front on this date? I apologise if the answer is widely known, the only book that I have read on this period is Don Caldwell's history of the RLV fighter force. That book lists II./JG 301 operations against the USAAF on 9, 14 and 25 February as well as 2 and 15 March. Do you know how often JG 301 units operated in the East?
Regards,
Paul Thompson