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Hi Mark, Have you checked Vol.I of JG-26 War Diary by Don Caldwell? If not, then here's the entry with some details.

In the morning two raids were flown by VIII Bomber Command. The Le Havre port area was attacked by a dozen A-20 light bombers; an hour later, two groups of B-17s bomber the Rouen-Sotteville railroad yards, escorted by four squadrons of Spitfires IX. The initial interceptions were left to JG 2, and proved ineffective. The Allied formations avoided the Pas de Calais, and the Geschwader patrolled its own area until 1130, when Hptm Conny Meyer's Second Gruppe was ordered to Dieppe. The Gruppe caught the withdrawing heavy bomber formation off Le Treport and punished the escorts severely, although once again the were unable to reach the bombers. Six victory credits for downed Spitfires were awarded to the "Abbeville Boys". For Free Freench pilots from No. 340 Squadron were lost, and one Spitfire from No. 64 Squadron crashed into the Channel. The returning Allied pilots claimed 2-1-3 Fw.190s but none sustained recordable damage. Page 286.

The German pilots who claimed where Hptm Meyer, Fw. Glunz, Lt. Strasen, Oblt. Galland, Uffz Budde and Obfw Meyer.

Hope this helps?
Stephen