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Re: Luftwaffe Losses for the 5th August 1944 ?
Alex,
I can give you what I know about JG 1:
On the 4th and 5th of August they moved from Lonrai to Oysonville
and then again on the 5th (in the evening or afternoon?) to Bretigny.
Life for them at that moment was extremely difficult: RAF and USAAF constantly in the air, shrinking numbers of available a/c, ennemy groundforces approaching rapidly, fuel situation problamatic, supply lines severed also for replacing lost a/c.
The 5th of August these were the JG1 losses:
1)Fw.Max Lau KIA from 9./JG1 Bf109G-6 werknr 413583 Yellow 6 100% loss in aircombat with USAAFP-38 near Compiegne
2)Ofhr Hubert Heckmann WIA from 9./JG1 Bf 109 G-6 werknr 165873 Yellow 13 in aircombat with USAAF P-39 near Compiegne.
3)Uffz Kurt Engfer Fate Unknown from 9./JG77 FW 190 A-8 werknr 731066 white 6 100% loss in aircombat with USAAF fighters near Avranches
regards
Sealander
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