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Re: NJG loss off Netherlands on 21 January 1942 (and a possible other loss)
Hi Theo and Laurent,
Hampden X3051 may indeed be a better candidate to have been the opponent of Uffz Zipperlein.
The Raid Track map doesn't show 5 Group routes, but according to the description with way points most Hampdens passed the position where the Bf 110 was lost.
Apart from that another entry in the same report reads that the lost 3 Group Wellington (=DV515 of 311 Sqdn) was believed to be down in the sea 20 miles SE of Orfordness, which is too far away from the location where the Bf 110 was lost.
So, I agree with Theo that actually X3051 may have been involved in the encounter.
Regards,
Hans
P.S. This is not an unique incident. A few months later, on 28 March 1942, Fw Ney and a Hampden went down together at about the same location.
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