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07 Aug 1941 Circus 62 to Lille

RAF losses
308 Sqn Sweep 17:01-18:42
Spitfire P/O L. Stampel or Stapel (KIA)
Spitfire Sgt S. Brazda (KIA) Buried Longuenesse which is northeast of Fruges.
92 Sqn Circus 62
Spitfire Sgt G.P. Hickman (WIFA) on return with battle damage. Area of dogfight at Gravelines.
41 Sn
Spitfire F/Lt G.G.F. Draper (POW) over Lille but bailed out over Merville(?).
610 Sqn
Spitfire Sgt F. McWatt (WIA) damaged
401 Sqn
Hurricane P/O R.T. Coupland (KIA) buried at Dunkirk
19 Sqn
Spitfire P/O H.B. Milman (MWIFA) on return
Spitfire Sgt S Plazak (KIA)
257 Sqn
Hurricane Sgt Cowan (WIA) damaged

German claims
JG 26
ObsLt Adolf Galland Stab Spitfire 17:40 10 km west of St Omer
Oblt Johannes Schmid Stab Spitfire 17:43 St. Omer - Ardes
Hptm Gerhard Schöpfel Stab III Spitfire 18:00 SW of Dunkirk (possibly 401 Sqn Hurricane)
Oblt. Walter Schneider 6/JG 26 Spitfire or Hurricane(Don Caldweel lists latter) 18:05 Gravelines (possibly 92 Spitfire?)
Oblt Josef Haiböck Stab III Spitfire 18:05 near Boulogne
Oblt Josef Priller 1/JG 26 18:20 8 km west of Calais

JG 2
Obfw Josef Wurmheller 4/JG 2 Spitfire 17:47 no location
Obfw Kurt Büligen 4/JG 2 Spitfire 17:48 no location
Obfw. Wolfgang Wehrhagen 4/JG 2 Spitfire 17:55 no location
Fw. Ludwig Spinner 4/JG 2 Spitfire 18:09 near Fruges (I suspect that he probably shot down 308 Sqn Spitfire of Sgt S. Bruzda)
Hptm Hans Hahn Stab III Spitfire 18:17 no location on Tony Woods list but Nick has Calais on his list on page 1 of this thread.

So four Spitfires shot down and two damaged. One Hurricane shot down and one damaged. I suspect the 41 Sqn Spitfire probably was shot down by one of II/JG 2 or maybe a shared kill. Hahn's victory will probably remain a mystery on this one.