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Old 12th January 2024, 16:17
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Re: Lt Rüdiger Kirchmayr

Now I have access to Prien´s Jagdfliegerverbände V and see what he has on JFS 5.
For von Kirchmayr he i.e. on 11.12.41 1 Blenheim s/d northwest of Le Havre n.b. (nicht bestätigt)

In his "Tagebuch" on Youtube this combat is described as:
Encountered Blenheim in bad weather near Le Havre at 4000m over sea course England, fire opened from 150m, explosion in the right engine, spiralled down – no parachutes.

No RAF or CC Blenheim lost.
Chorley has Hampden I AE353 „PL-...“ of 144 Sq. RAF (t/o North Luffenham) FTR. It was believed damaged over the target (Brest) and crashed later in sea off the Sussex coast with P/O C.B. Payne and crew all perishing.

The route back from Brest could have brought AE353 before the guns of von Kirchmayr and the type though quite dfferent to a Blenheim was not recognised in bad weather and darkness.

It´s a pity that we have no t/o times. Does anyone has the ORB of 144 Squadron for 11 December 1941?
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