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Re: I./KG 40
The new Smith/Creek He177 book also while talking about the 6/7th June shows 456 Sqd. making four claims and identifies four 177's. It also says ' During the operation II/KG40 reported the loss of 13 of its 26 He177's '' Perhaps II/KG40 reported the loss of 13 aircraft in operations against the Beach-head i.e. June to July and at some time this has been taken as referring to the first operation only. NVM's support the loss/damage to 27 aircraft from I & II/KG40 from 6th June to 5th July at least 2 more were lost with crew safe, and the RAF claimed 19 He177's shot down. If II/KG40 loss a further 17 aircraft in the first 2 nights there would have been some crewmen lost, are there any records of He177's being lost while standing on airfields which might increase the total of their aircraft lost.
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