Thread: He 177 A5 loss 5th July 1944
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Old 11th February 2025, 14:19
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Re: He 177 A5 loss 5th July 1944
Brian:

A further He 177A-5 from 4./KG 40 flown by Oblt Hugo Müller was shot down Chateauneuf-sur-Charente by P-38 Lightnings flown by Lt Col Herbert Johnson CO of the 20th FG and 2/Lt James Reynolds of the 55th FS/20th FG. The He 177 had taken off from Cognac 10 minutes earlier where it had been forced to land due to engine trouble just before midnight on the way to attack shipping. A total of 22 aircrew would lose their lives this night with another three captured.

Full loss details in the new book but I have 550255 F8+BM (GP+RX)
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