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Originally Posted by PMoz99
Johannes,
At this stage the only period we have information on this practice is in the first half of 1944.
Are you able to confirm that the practice continued after that - ie after he left JG11 in mid-1944?
Peter
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That's true, Peter...
But here's another spanner in the works and hopefully a worthy and useful one.
On 23 December, 1944, Hackl claimed (as CO II./JG 26):
1) A P-51. Caldwell tell us that this was a Mustang from 364th FG which forcelanded on allied side of the lines. Please note, I cannot find an entry in losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces that actually backs that up.
2) A Lancaster from 405 sqn, RCAF or 582 sqn. (582 sqn lost 5 Lancasters and the 6th was from 405 sqn)
3) A Mosquito: ML998/HS-B of 109 sqn (Caldwell says 105 sqn). F/O E C Carpenter RCAF and F/O W T Lambeth DFM both KIA
In return,
5 Staffel lost Lt. Helmut Wirth WIA in Fw190D-9 W.Nr. 210614
8 Staffel lost Fw. Werner Frass in Fw190D-9 W.Nr. 210168
...So there's at least 2, very possibly 3, legitimate victories that can reasonably be said to have been achieved by Hackl in the Dora 9