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Re: Rüdiger von Kirchmayr
Hi Franek,
yes it is a more less verbatim transcript of the (audio) entry (without dictionary), that anyway should cover the most important parts.
I do agree with everything you wrote, escpecially the last sentence. I could only add some infos I have on this day, first the german claims (Wood as I dont have the volume of the Prien series):
20. September 1941
R.A.F. 11 Group Circus 100: HAZEBROUCK, ABBEVILLE
ROUEN
20.09.41 Oblt. Josef Puchinger Stab III./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.36 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.28
20.09.41 Ltn. Egon Mayer 7./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.38 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.44
20.09.41 Oblt. Rudolf Pflanz Stab/JG 2 Spitfire - 16.40 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.82
20.09.41 Fw. Erwin Liebold: 5 3./JG 26 Spitfire 5 -10 km. N.E. Flugpl. Clairmarais 16.40 Film C. 2036/IINr.88713/42
20.09.41 Ofw. Günther Seeger Stab/JG 2 Spitfire bei Somme-Mündung 16.41 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.83
20.09.41 Hptm. Hans Hahn Stab III./JG 2 Spitfire 10 km. S.W. Somme -Mündug 16.42 Film C. 2036/IIAner k: Nr.29
20.09.41 Ltn. Walter Höhler 7./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.42 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.45
20.09.41 Hptm. Hans Hahn Stab III./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.43 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.29
20.09.41 Obstlt. Adolf Galland: 84 Stab./JG 26 Spitfire Bergues-Bourbourg 16.45 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr. -
20.09.41 Hptm. Johannes Schmid: 32 8./JG 26 Spitfire - 16.45 Film C. 2036/IINr.69278/41
20.09.41 Hptm. Karl -Heinz Greisert Stab II./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.50 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.49
20.09.41 Oblt. Kurt Ebersberger: 13 4./JG 26 Spitfire Mardyck 16.52 Film C. 2036/IINr.88713/42
20.09.41 Fw. Horst -Benno Krüger Stab II./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.53 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.50
20.09.41 Ltn. Wolfgang Wehrhagen 4./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.55 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.95
20.09.4 1 Ltn. Erich Rudorffer 6./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.55 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.28
20.09.41 Uffz. Richard Übelbacher 6./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.55 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.35
20.09.41 Obstlt. Adolf Galland: 85 Stab./JG 26 Spitfire 6 km. N.W. Bray-Dunes 16.55 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr. -
20.09.41 Ltn. Hans-Georg Dippel: 4 2./JG 26 Spitfire 6 km. N. Wissant 16.55 Film C. 2036/IINr.88713/42
20.09.41 Oblt. Karl Borris: 8 6./JG 26 Spitfire Mardyck 16.57 Film C. 2036/IINr.88713/42
20.09.41 Uffz. Gottfried Dietze: 2 2./JG 26 Spitfire 6 -8 km. S.W. Calais 17.00 Film C. 2036/IINr.88713/42
20.09.41 Fw. Paul Marx 4./JG 2 Spitfire - 17.05 Film C. 2036/IIAnerk: Nr.96
20.09.41 Oblt. Rudolf Pflanz Stab/JG 2 Spitfire - 16.40 - - yes
20.09.41 Ofw. Günther Seeger Stab/JG 2 Spitfire Somme Estuary 16.41 - - yes
20.09.41 Hptm. Karl-Heinz Greisert II./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.50 - - yes
20.09.41 Fw. Horst-Benno Krüger 5./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.53 4 - yes
20.09.41 Lt. Wehrhagen 4./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.55 - - yes
20.09.41 Fw. Paul Marx 4./JG 2 Spitfire - 17.05 - - yes
20.09.41 Lt. Erich Rudorffer 6./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.55 - - yes
20.09.41 Uffz. Richard Übelbacher 6./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.55 - - yes
20.09.41 Hptm. Hans Hahn III./JG 2 Spitfire 10 km. off Somme Estuary 16.20 - - yes
20.09.41 Oblt. Josef Puchinger 9./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.36 - - yes
20.09.41 Hptm. Hans Hahn III./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.43 - - yes
20.09.41 Lt. Egon Mayer 7./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.38 25 - yes
20.09.41 Lt. Walter Höhler 7./JG 2 Spitfire - 16.42 - - yes
20.09.41 Einsatz-staffel JFS Nr. 5 Spitfire RA-4: off Fécamp - - - yes
20.09.41 Einsatz-staffel JFS Nr. 5 Spitfire RA-4: off Fécamp - - - yes
20.09.41 Einsatz-staffel JFS Nr. 5 Spitfire RA-4: off Fécamp - - - yes
20.09.41 Obstlt. Adolf Galland Stab./JG 26 Spitfire Bergues-Bourbourg 16.45 84 - yes
20.09.41 Obstlt. Adolf Galland Stab./JG 26 Spitfire 6 km. N.W. Bray-Dunes 16.55 85 - yes
20.09.41 Lt. Hans-Georg Dippel 2./JG 26 Spitfire 6 km. N. Wissant 16.55 4 - yes
20.09.41 Uffz. Dietze 2./JG 26 Spitfire 8 km. S.W. Calais 17.00 2 - yes
20.09.41 Fw. Erwin Liebold 3./JG 26 Spitfire 10 km. N.E. Clairmarais 16.40 5 - yes
20.09.41 Oblt. Kurt Ebersberger 4./JG 26 Spitfire Mardyck 16.52 13 6188713/42
20.09.41 Oblt. Karl Borris 6./JG 26 Spitfire Mardyck 16.57 8 5188713/42
20.09.41 Hptm. Johannes Schmid 8./JG 26 Spitfire unknown 16.45 32 - yes
Claims 20.09.41 Mss. Goss JG 2, Caldwell JG 26, for JG 2 are estimated.
Then also some info from Caldwell´s JG 26:
According to that JG 26 concentrated against Circus No.100A and JG 2 against Circus 100B and C, he has JG 26 claiming 8 Spitfires (including Galland´s victories No.84-85 with confirmation unknown), JG 2 13 Spitfires and JFS 5 3 Spitfires.
An interesting note is that of F/O Fraciszek Surma of 308 Sq. RAF after a long, inconclusive dogfight over the Channel with an experienced pilot on the mission: "From my experience on this Circus I have formed the opinion that the Me-109F is superior to the Spitfire V in both speed and climbing power. The German pilots´...tactics have changed as they did not attack from high above, but mostly on the same level"
From this Caldwell draws the conclusion, that "the pilots of the Kanalgeschwader now had enough confidencein the Bf 109F to take on the Spitfires on the latter´s own terms."
For this in general he is surely right, but maybe for the 20 September battle it could have been only the inexperience of the JFS 5 pilots to make them dogfight with the Spits...and the german pilot mentioned by Surma maybe was just a pilot fighting to survive.
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