[Tom Semenza]

Dean,

Liensberger's first claim as listed in Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Luftwaffe, Teil 2 was a Curtiss Hawk on 30.09.39 while flying a Bf 109D-1 as Staffelkaptän of 2./JGr. 152. This was the temporary designation of I./ZG 52 while equiped with the single-seaters. This claim is also in the Wood list.

However there is in fact no agreement between Wood and Taghon on the date of the two Spitfire claims with V.(Z)/LG 1 . The former gives the dates as 15.08 and 26.08, while the latter gives them as 13.08 and 25.08. The times listed for the two respective claims are the same so I feel they refer to the same events.

Unfortunately, this still leaves us with only 3 claims accounted for.

Best wishes,
Tom