[Laurent Rizzotti]

Hello,

I./JG 77 (the second of it) was based in Stavanger-Sola between February 1941 (date of its reformation) to January 1942 (when it became I./JG 5).

According to Prien's book, the first claim of the new Gruppe was claimed on 9 April 1941, an Hurricane shot down by an unknown pilot at an unknown place at 1545 hrs.

Problem is that I don't see how a Stavanger-based Bf 109 can meet a Hurricane on this date.

By checking Ross McNeill's Coastl Command Losses book to see it it could be a PRU Spitfire, I found the following entry:
Blenheim IV V6148 BX-G Op: Roll Patrol
(three crew MIA)
Base Wattisham T/O time: 15:33
Probably shot down by Uffz Schinabeck of I/JG 77 into the North Sea.

Another Blenheim of 254 Sqn was shot down by I.(Z)/JG 77 this day.

A Blenheim is more probable than a Hurricane as I./JG 77's first kill this day, but the name of "Uffz Schinabeck" is probably coming from Tony Wood's file, where the source is listed as "JG 77 List", that I suppose was the older Prien book on JG 77.

But apparently Prien and co change their mind between this old book and the Jadgverbande serie. Maybe because of the hours given (no way a Blenheim taking off from a British base at 1533 hrs could be shot down off Norway 12 minutes later).

Any comment will be appreciated.