[Alex Smart]

Hello,
The book "339th Fighter Group" -Turner Publishing Company, Paducah, Kentucky is a help.

Page 226
18th November 1944 - Mission 170 - Fighter sweep - 1317-A - Mannheim, Germany.
26th November 1944 - Mission 174 - Bomber Escort - W-496-A - Hanover, Germany.

From page 228 to page238 is a list of both air and ground credits(Destroyed/Probable/Damaged) for each pilot .

On page 36
18 November '44
No 170 - F/O#1317A - (1032-1445)
No losses to enemy action.
Claims
1 Me-109 - Shot down - Capt Shafer (503).
1 Me-109 - Shot down - Capt Beavers (503).
1 Me-109 - Shot down - Lt. Marsh (503).
1 Me-109 - Probably Shot down - Lt. Stillwell (503).
1 Me-109 - Shot down -Lt. Mead (504).
1 Me-109 - Shot down, 1 Me-109 - Damaged - Capt Johnson (505).
1 Me-109 - Shot down -Lt. Malarz(505)/Lt.Rich(505).
1 Me-109 - Shot down -Lt. Bundgaard (505).
Losses
Lt. Spaziano (503) killed, flying low over "friendly" ground troops, mistaken for an enemy aircraft and hit by a "terrific barrage of fire".( MACR 10294 - P-51D-10 - 44-14829).
Lt. Young (505) Shot down by heavy AA near Metz, forced to parachute, captured-POW. (MACR 10293 - P-51D-10 - 44-14729).
Lt. Travis (505) Shot down by AA near Kaiserlautern - killed. (MACR 10296 - P-51D-15 - 44-14368).

26 November '44
No 174 - W-496A - (1035-1437)
Claims -
3 FW190s Shot down, 1 FW190 Probable, 1 FW190 Damaged - Lt. Marsh (503).
2 FW190 Shot down - Capt Johnson (503).
2 FW190 Shot down - Capt Henderson (503).
2 FW190 Shot down - Capt Beavers (503).
2 FW190 Shot down - Capt Edens (503).
2 FW190 Shot down - Lt. Wilson (503).
1 FW190 Shot down - Lt. French (503).
1 FW190 Shot down - Lt. Coe (503).
1 FW190 Shot down - Lt. Petitt (503).
1 FW190 Shot down - Lt. Stillwell (503).
1 FW190 Damaged - Lt. Allen (503).
1 FW190 Damaged - Lt. Gokey (503).
1 FW190 Shot down - Lt. Bates (504).
5 FW190s Shot down - Lt. Daniell (505).
1 FW190 Shot down - Lt. Phillippi (505).
1 FW190 Shot down - Lt. Phillippi (505)/Lt. Loveless (505).
1 FW190 Shot down -Lt. Stiles (505).
1 FW190 Shot down, 1 FW190 damaged - Lt. Bundgaard (505).
1 FW190 Shot down - Lt. Girzi (505).
Losses -
Lt. Van Cleave (504) - Killed. (MACR 10545 - P-51D-5 - 44-13938).
Lt. Stiles (505) - Killed. (MACR 10546 - P-51D-10-44-14113).

Refs for MACR was aviationarchaeology.com

As for the Luftwaffe, try to get hold of "Luftwaffe Over Germany-Defense of the Reich" by Caldwell & Muller.
Page 253 has this about the 26th November '44.
I & II JG 1.
III JG 6 - 6 KIA , 6 WIA.
JG301 - 26 KIA, 13 WIA.
IV/JG27 & IV/JG54 - 32 Bf109's 4 Fw190's.
Total losses - 60 KIA, 32 WIA.
119 a/c.
Also place the Luftwaffe part of the question on the "Luftwaffe" section of the website.

All the very best
Alex