Thank you very much everyone for the information you've offered! I'll obtain Don Caldwell's books on JG 26 and check on the web site.
Wevelgem, Belgium looks a long way (at least visually) from St. Nazaire, France where the action took place that day. The bombardier fell near Ploermel and noticed a German plane circling as he parachuted to the ground. Schwarz claimed a plane near Ploermel at the time the bombardier fell. I am wondering how much range the German planes had. It seems unusual to be stationed in Belgium with so much activity on the west coast of France. I don't have much knowledge of aircraft so this is also something to investigate.
Thank you again! It's really exciting to be able to learn more about these historic events and to fill out my memorial narrative.
VBR...Wolffchen
