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Re: Robert Johnson vs Egon Mayer-Urban myth?
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-45, Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 reports the following on 27 June 1943 for the previous date (26 June):
"Bei Tagesvorstössen britisch-nordamerikanischer Bomber- und Jagdflieger-verbände gegen die besetzten Westgebiete verlor der Feind 14 Flugzeuge. Ein deutsches Jagdflugzeug kehrte nicht zurück."
It seems that the OKW lost track of one enemy plane since I see that JG 2 and JG 26 claimed at least 15. This precludes Egon Mayer from having claimed three Thunderbolts as claimed by Roger Freeman in his book, The Mighty Eighth.
Which unit lost the fighter mentioned in the OKW report and who was the pilot?
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