[Theo Boiten]

Dear all,

Very interesting thread! During the research of my new book the Nachtjagd War Diaries 2nd edition I have documented several German Nachtjagd victory claims for VVS Mitchells shot down during night fighting operations on the Eastern Front, for which I have not been able yet to identify matching Soviet Mitchell losses, perhaps some of the readers can help me with these matches:

22-23 April 1943
Hptm. H. Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein: 28 Stab IV./NJG5 B-25 SE ? (Himmelbett) 00.30

3-4 May 1943
Oblt. Günter Bertram: 7 NJ Schwarm LF6 B-25C 9563/25 Ost (prob. Smolensk-Orscha area) 20.50

31 August-1 September 1943
Hptm. Rudolf Schoenert: 31 Stab I./NJG100 B-25C 25 69/35 Ost: 2.900 m. 21.01 Note: sortie from Leschtchinskaja airfield
Hptm. Rudolf Schoenert: 32 Stab I./NJG100 B-25C 25 69/35 Ost: 3.000 m. 22.21
Hptm. Rudolf Schoenert: 33 Stab I./NJG100 B-25C nr Griwa (37 75/35 Ost): 2.600 m. 22.37
Hptm. Rudolf Schoenert: 34 Stab I./NJG100 B-25C 35 87/35 Ost: 2.300 m. 23.00

6-7 September 1943
Hptm. Alois Lechner: 28 1./NJG100 B-25 S. Nikilenka/Sselzo (Sumatra 1): 1.400 m. 22.36

12-13 October 1943
Fw. Helmut Konter: 1 3./NJG100 Mitchell E. Orscha: 5.700 m. 18.39
Hptm. Alois Lechner: 32 1./NJG100 B-25 04 485 (Sumatra 1, at Stary-Bychow): 2.000 m. 20.48

9-10 March 1944
Uffz. Leunig: 1 4./NJG100 B-25 60/7/8: 5.300 m. 20.18 note: raid on Tallinn (Estonia)

27-28 June 1944
Fw. Rudolf Düding: 4 1./NJG100 B-25 Pl.Q. BN 9.2 (Himmelbett): 3.600 m. 00.27

30 June-1 July 1944
Oblt. Josef Pützkuhl: 15 3./NJG100 Mitchell NNE Pinsk (Celebes II) 23.35

7-8 July 1944
Uffz. Kolberg: 7 4./NJG100 Mitchell Pl.Q. GH 2.9 23.08 Note: claim not listed in OKL/RLM 4./NJG100 Confirmed Abschussübersicht
Lt. Klaus Scheer: 15 4./NJG100 Mitchell Biala Podlaska (GH 9.7): 150 m. 23.10

9-10 July 1944
Lt. Eberhard Kaross: 9 3./NJG100 Mitchell 32/8/1/2 (Sumatra I, based at Maleczow): 2.400 m. 23.14
Lt. Ulrich Trüber: 4 3./NJG100 Il-4/B-25 23/7/2/4: 3.900 m. 00.15 (Trüber KIA?)

24-25 August 1944
Ofw. Alfred Rahner: 1 St. I./NJG102 B-25 Pl.Q. PF 7 23.08

26-27 August 1944
- Einsatz Staffel NJG102 B-25 - 21.33 note: raid on Tilsit

7-8 October 1944
Oblt. Dieter Barth: 2 9./NJG102 B-25 SW Plumkenau 20.43

9-10 October 1944
Fw. Heidsick: 1 Einsatz Staffel Ostpreussen NJG102 B-25 Pl.Q. QE 6 20.55

22-23 December 1944
Hptm. Walter Engel: 10 3./NJG5 B-25 60 km. E. Libau (KE 4) : 4.500 m. 18.17

15-16 April 1945
Oblt. Zimmermann: 1 1./NJG100 Mitchell Pl.Q. BP 22.50 Note: sortie from Brünn airfield

20-21 April 1945
Hptm. Heinz-Martin Hadeball: 28 Stab NJGr.10 Mitchell E. Berlin 22.50

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Cheers, Theo