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Re: August 07,1944 Abschusss Identified
Jung claimed his P-38/P-61 on the night of 6/7 August at 02:31 hrs in Alencon/Falaise/Domfront area (NJCA 44/4 p 28). NW France
Thompson crashed on the night of 7/8 August at 01:10 hrs near Nordhorn, which is near the Dutch/German border
So apart from which night, what time and where it happened, a perfect match.
Theo lists the Jung claim as probably P-38 J-10 42-68002 of 370 FG; however, Bishop and Hey in Losses of 8th and 9th AF vol 4 list 42-68002 as lost to flak on bomber escort between Domfront and Vire at 20:55 hrs on 07.08.44.
That does not really match either.
The hunt is still on, in my opinion. There were real P-61s over the Cotentin peninsular on the 6/7 August - the 422nd NFS flew 8 sorties and claimed two probables. None of these a/c report being attacked by a night fighter
Martin
Last edited by MW Giles; 18th August 2023 at 09:19.
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