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Old 17th June 2016, 23:16
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Re: Hans Hahn

08 Jul 1941 Circus 40 to Lille power station

Escort cover
303 Sqn
Spitfire S/L T.A. Arentowicz (KIA) over Dunkirk
Spitfire F/O W.S. Strzembosz (KIA) over Dunkirk
Spitfire Sgt W. Giermer (WIA) over Dunkirk and returned damaged.
These possibly belong to 1/JG 26
Uffz Ulrich Grebe Spitfire 15:40 SE of Dunkirk & Spitfire 15:45 N of Dunkirk
Oblt. Werner Kakse Spitfire 15:45 20 km NNW of Coxyde

RAF losses (other)
308 Sqn Spitire Sgt J. Biel (POW) over Lille
611 Sqn Spitfire Sgt B.W. Feeley (KIA) target support
145 Sqn Spitire P/O P.R.I. Pine (POW) target support
145 Sqn Spitfire F/O J.J. Machacek (KIA) target support
610 Sqn Spitfire P/O J.R. Stoop (WIA) came down in sea & rescued
610 Sqn Spitfire P/O F.G. Horner (POW) over France
603 Sqn Spitfire Sgt. B.H. Wood target support damaged forced landed near Canterbury and burnt out

German claims:
Oblt Josef Priller 1/JG 26 Spitfire 15:30 N of St. Omer
Uffz Hans-Jürgen Fröhlich 2/JG 26 Spitfire 15:50 NE of Calais
Lt Paul Schauder 3/JG 26 Spitfire 15:50 NE of Graveslines
Hptm Walter Adolp Stab II/JG 26 Spitfire 15:30 Graveslines
Obfw Walter Meyer 6/JG 26 Spitfire 15:40 Hazebrouck
Uffz Karl Finke 6/JG 26 Spitfire unk hrs S of Ypern

Lt Siegfried Schnell 9/JG 2 Spitfire 15:45 SW of Bergus
Obfw Magnus Brunkhorst 9/JG 2 Spitfire 15:48 Unk
Hptm Hans Hahn Stab III/JG 2 Spitfire 15:52 Calais-Marck

Without better information on crash locations I can't determine who shot down who but the majority appear to be to JG 26. Where and who engaged the 603 and 610 Sqn Spitfire would also have to be determined.
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