[Alex Smart]

Donald Caldwell has this covered in his "Day Fighters in Defence of the Reich".
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30 December
8th Air Force VIIIBC Mission# 27: 40 of 77 B17's bomb Lorient U-boat base.
TOT(Time on Target) 1238-42 - loss 3-0-22, claim 29-7-3.No escort.
The VIII BC flew an unescorted raid to Lorient.Interception was left to the well-positioned III./JG 2, which flew missions against the incoming and withdrawing B-17's. Nine victory claims were confirmed, triple the true number of B-17's to go down, for the loss of one Fw 190 and Pilot.

III/JG 2 Fw190, Vannes claims 6 B-17. losses 1
2nd Sorties
Fw190,Vannes claims 3 B-17.Losses 0.

MIGHTY EIGHT COMBAT CHRONOLOGY SUPPLEMENT (Andrews & Adams), has the following -
91 BG
41-24449 - MACR 3265, P- Bloodgood.
305 BG
42-5078, P- Love.
306 BG
42-2975, P- Brady.

"Losses of the 8th & 9thAir Forces", Bishop & Hay, vol 1 has -
41-24449 "Short Snorter" 91BG/401BS.
MACR 3265.
Head on attacks by Fw190's caused fire in No.3 engine. A/c was on fire at 21,000 ft and exploded about five minutes after target, coming down in the Atlantic. 10 Kia.

42-5078, 305BG/366BS.
No MACR.
Reported that this a/c left formation to assist a/c 42-2975 of the 306BG but was also shot down. 10 Kia.

42-2975, 306BG/423BS.
MACR 15079.
Attacked by fighters on the return off the Brest Peninsula, setting the a/c on fire.All crew are thought to have baled out but 9 were lost. After four hours in the sea 2Lt. Gardner M,Reynolds was rescued by a French Fisher man. 1 POW, 9 Kia.

Alex