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Who shot down a Bf110 of NJG1 during the night 12-13/10/1941 over Belgium ?
Hi,
During the night 12-13/10/1941 the Luftwaffe lost their first nightfighter in Belgium: Bf110C-4 w/nr.3598 of NJG1.
According to The Bomber Command War Diaries the total effort for this night was 373 sorties. Based on the information obtained from the Squadron orb’s which I have , I come only to 343. When comparing the figures by target a difference of 18 aircraft for Bremen and 12 aircraft for Huls was found. Of these 343 aircraft 13 went missing, resulting in available information (at this moment) for 330 aircraft.
Of these 330 aircraft only 4 reported contact with enemy fighters :
58 Sqdn: X9142 Whitley damaged during combat with enemy fighter
144 Sqdn : AE200 and AE238 Hampdens had contact with an enemy fighter, but evaded
115 Sqdn : X9909 Wellington failed to reach the target due to an attack by a Me110, which was possibly hit, and loss of height due to evasive action.
Is a copy of the night bomb raid sheet available for this night ? Does it contain details about the number of aircraft per Squadron and target ? (The sheet can possibly be found in AIR 14/2673, which I don’t have).
Is any additional information available regarding the attack of the Bf110 on a RAF aircraft during that night ?
Many thanks in advance and best regards
Luc
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