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Old 2nd July 2006, 22:38
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Re: 16-17/6/44 night fighters over England

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What I did find surprising was that ALL the II/KG.51 claims for the infamous night of 22 April 1944, when nine USAAF B-24s were shot down by a small number of intruders returning from the mission to HAmm, were for RAF HALIFAXES !!!
It's this claiming that made me think these KG 51 a/c hadn't been directed to intercept the B-24s but had only been out to do a bit of dirt around England and happened upon the returning B-24s by accident.
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