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Re: Dogfight 30-1-1944 over Holland
c. Ist Fighter Corps commitment
(1) Friendly forces were committed as follows:
1st Fighter Division units: over Brunswick
2nd Fighter Division units: over Hannover and Minden.
3rd Fighter Division units: over Münster and Diepholz.
(2) The weather was so overcast that assembly in closed combat formations proved very difficult. Only 137 of our single- and twin-engine fighters were able to contact the enemy, and most of those became involved in individual combat. This, together with adverse weather conditions, resulted in rather high German losses. On the whole, 30 January 1944 had to be chalked up as a failure for the day fighter units assigned to home air defense.
(3) Total commitment: 351 single- and twin-engined fighters.
d. Enemy losses
17 bombers and 6 fighters definitely brought down.
9 bombers and 1 fighter probably brought down.
e. Own losses
30 aircraft completely destroyed,
21 aircraft more than 60% damaged.
Personnel:
30 missing
9 dead
13 wounded.
f. Weather conditions
10/10 cloud cover between 300 and 3,000 m.
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