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Originally Posted by drgondog
Out of curiosity who else besides II/JG26 engaged 8th AF on June 26, 1943? The 4th also had claims... Did JG 26 or LW records discuss damaged ships on the 26th?
At any rate, even if all the 56th claims for that day were 'imaginary' (one of the these was Bob Johnson) then losing 5 in one day for zero score was down the list from the 20th and 55th FG losses (Nov 43 and Feb 44) and certainly the 4th FG losses on two missions on D-Day where they lost 8 for zero claims.
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Incidentally, 5 of the P38s downed on 11 Feb 1944 were due to encounters with II/JG26.
According to Caldwell's JG26 War Diary vol 2, the lone JG26 loss on 26 June 1943 was a III/JG26 a/c downed by 4FG near Dieppe.
Here are the LW claims against 8AF on 26 June, courtesy of Tony Wood.
26.06.43 Ltn. Fritz Karch 6./JG 2 Spitfire
£ 20 km. N.W. Le Havre: 3.500 m. 17.58 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. -
26.06.43 Ltn. Georg -Peter Eder 12./JG 2 Spitfire £ 0175 / 05 Ost: 5.000 m. 18.02 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. -
26.06.43 Ofw. Willi Stratmann 12./JG 2 B-1 7 £ 0155 / 05 Ost: 6.000 m. 18.05 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. -
26.06.43 Fw. Martin Brendel 1./JG 2 B-1 7 £ 15 km. E. Lisieux: 6.000 m. 18.10 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. -
26.06.43 Ltn. Fritz Karch 6./JG 2 B-1 7 £ Flugplatz St. Gâtien: 7.000 m. [Deauville]18.30 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. -
26.06.43 Ofw. Immerl 2./JG 105 B-1 7 £ CE 4: 2.000 m. [Etampes] 18.44 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. -
26.06.43 Hptm. Wilhelm-F. Galland Stab II./JG 26 P -4 7 £ N. Neufchâtel: 8.000 m. 18.52 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr.104
26.06.43 Maj. Josef Priller Stab/JG 26 B-1 7 £ Le Tréport -Dieppe: 7.000 m. 18.54 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr.103
26.06.43 Ofw. Adolf Glunz 4./JG 26 P -4 7 £ N. Neufchâtel: 7.000 m. 18.54 Film C. 2027/I VNE: ASM
26.06.43 Ltn. Heinz Hoppe 4./JG 26 P -4 7 £ Neufchâtel: 7.000 m. 18.55 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr.172
26.06.43 Fw. Günther Scholz 5./JG 26 P -4 7 £ 20 km. N. Neufchâtel: 2.500 m. 19.00 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr.137
26.06.43 Ofw. Kurt Goltzsch 5./JG 2 B-1 7 £ östl. Dieppe: 6.500 m. 19.01 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. -
26.06.43 Ofw. Kurt Goltzsch 5./JG 2 P -4 7 £ QC 2: 5.550 m. [15 km. N.W. Cayeux] 19.03 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. -
26.06.43 Hptm. Wilhelm-F. Galland Stab II./JG 26 P -4 7 £ 10 km. N.W. Dieppe: 7 -8.000 m. 19.04 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr.105
26.06.43 Ltn. Waldemar Radener 4./JG 26 P -4 7 £ 1 0 -12 km. N.N.W. Le Tréport: 400 m. 19.04 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr.173
26.06.43 Fw. Peter Crump 5./JG 26 P -4 7 £ 1 5 -20 km. N.W. Somme Estuary: 300 m. 19.10 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr.138
26.06.43 Ltn. Heinz Hoppe 4./JG 26 P -4 7 £ 10 km. N.W. Somme Estuary: 100-0 m. 19.10 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr.174