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Old 26th February 2010, 15:53
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Re: Luftwaffe losses 1944 by Swiss

Hi Brian,

for the RS14: Five Swiss D-3801 fighters took off and approached the floatplane:
Lt. Bach (J-160), Lt. Meierhofer (J-189); Lt. Eha (J-163), Lt. Bär (J-164) und Oblt. Dättwyler (J-200), 2 fighters flew beside the floatplane and show their markings, suddenly however the german gunner opend fire and bank sharply to the french border.
At this moment 2 other swiss fighters attacked the aircraft from above and behind. It begand at once to display smoke, flipping on its back and crashing vertically.

for the 5th of February only given:
a german Do 215 (?) crossed over swiss. a double patrol of the Fl.Kp, 12 caught up with the Dornierin the vicinity of Greifen Lake and order to land but the Dornier didn´t follows, they opend fire, the aircraft, right engine aflame was seen to crash north of Ramsen/Germany. - think its the Do 217 - the Do17 but also crashed near the german swiss border..

for the Ju 52: coming from southern france, D-3801 fighters of Fl.Kp. 4 orderd the intruder to change course but the german crew didn´t react. The swiss fighters opend fire and the Ju 52 start to burn and crash.

source: Karl Ries "Deutsche Luftwaffe über der Schweiz 1939-1945" Verlag Dieter Hoffmann Mainz 1978, ISBN 3-87341-022-2

D-3801 swiss name for the MS 406

khorat
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