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Re: "US Operation Record Book" Which inside and where ?
Hi ,
The three Spitfires claimed and confirmed by JG26 from 453 RCAF.
453 Sqdn lost none.
As the ID was certain it would seem that the claims were made in good faith and that the pilot and verifier(s)(?) were certain of the kills at the time.
JG27 and JG54 each had one Spitfire claim. These too must have been just as those claims of JG26.
A 274 Sqdn Spitfire crashed into a Balloon near Wrotheram .
A 610 Sqdn Spitfire crashed off Dungeness on a V-1 patrol.
A 341 Sqdn Spitfire was shot down near Rouen.
It would look as though the only Spitfire combat loss was 341's blue on Blue by the 351st's P47.
Were RAF claims any better ?
453 Sqdn claimed 3 destroyed, 1 probable, 6 damaged.
while 340,341 and 145Wg each claimed one.
USAAF Claims
P38 claimed 1 destroyed
P47 claimed 6 destroyed and 2 damaged
Therefore total claimed destroyed = 12 (includes 1 Spitfire)
Did 11 Luftwaffe fighters get shot down ?
Alex
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