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Originally Posted by George Hopp
If Frank's claims for Oberhansly on February 22, 1944, are even close, there is no way he could have shot down Eduard Tratt who was flying an Me 410. I had always thought he was shot down by bombers as he attacked them single-handed.
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THANKS Frank and George!!!
Here is the only info that I have:
22 Febr. 1944 622 B-17 and 177 B-24 from 8th AF USAAF under cover of 659 P-38, P-47 & P-51 moved to Sweinfurth, Aschersleben, Bernburg & Halberstadt. But because of bad weather only first group of B-17 could reatch target. 2nd group of B-17 returned to base, and B-24 group attacked secondary targets in Holland. Almost all american fighters followed 1st group of B-17, and there comed a great battle.
USAAF total losses were:
38 B-17, 3 B-24, 8 P-47, 3 P-51 destroyed,
148 bombers were damaged (4 of them unrepaireble), 34 fighters damaged (13 - unrepairable).
Luftwaffe lost 53 aircrafts, also 53 was damaged. 25 pilots were KiA, 13 - WiA.
II./ZG 26 lost only 1 airplane claimung 3 B-17 (best score of ZG units on that day), but it was Me 410 A-1 (W.Nr. 420410) “3U + 1” of Hauptmann Eduard Tratt. Some sourses say, that II./ZG 26 was intercepted by P-47 squadron.
ZG 26 "Horst Wessel", 1. Jagddivision with:
I./ZG 26 n.n., from Völkenrode airfield, claimed 1 B-17 and lost 2 airplanes, 2 pilots WiA.
22.02.44
Uffz. see 3/2 2./ZG 26 B-17 HT-52: 7.000 m. [Hameln] 13.45 Film C. 2025/I Anerk: Nr. -
II./ZG 26, Hptm. Tratt, based at Hildesheim, claimed 3 B-17, lost 1 - 100% and 2 damaged Me 410.
22.02.44 Fw. Baunicke 5./ZG 26 B-17 westl. Freising: 6.000 m. 12.45- 13.00 Film C. 2025/I Anerk: Nr.56
22.02.44 Oblt. Fritz Stehle 5./ZG 26 B-17 südl. Dachau: 6.000 m. [Bayern] 13.00-10 Film C. 2025/I Anerk: Nr.57
22.02.44 Ltn. Rudi Dassow 4./ZG 26 B-17 Bielefeld: 6.000 m. 13.35-50 Film C. 2025/I Anerk: Nr.96
III./ZG 26, Hptm. Kogler, based at Wunstorf, claimed 2 B-17, lost 8 airplanes, 4 pilots KiA, 3 - WiA.
22.02.44 Oblt. Paul Bley 9./ZG 26 B-17 - 13.40 Film C. 2031/I
Abgelehnt
22.02.44 Uffz. Siegfried Teske 8./ZG 26 B-17 - 13.50 Film C. 2031/I
Noch aussteht