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Old 5th July 2009, 18:43
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Re: Heinkel He-219 1./NJG1

According to Dr Theo Boiten and Rod Mackenzie in "Nachtjagd War Diaries" this was a split claim:

"...Only split seconds after opening fire, his He219 A-2 was, in turn, caught in the beams of two searchlights. The Nachtjager was promptly shot down; simultaneously by return fire from his quarry's rear gunner and from behind by an unidentified night fighter ( a 410 Squadron Mosquito claim against an unidentified He219 in the same area actually occured 1 1/2 hours later at a height of 26,000 ft) Hptm. Resseguier ejected with head injuries and his severely wounded Bordfunker, Fw. Fritz ("Pitt") Habicht, managed to bail out after a fierce struggle, only seconds before the Uhu crashed between Kaldenkirchen and Lobberich, NW of Monchengladbach."
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