JG76

[keith A]

What casualties did this unit suffer on 29.09.1944. and can anyone tell me who were their opponents?

regards

Keith

[Jim P.]

The only loss I have for JG 76 on that day is below. I can't say that it means much as far as complete losses for the unit since they've never been published.

Bf 109G-14, 460408, Kuhr, Gefr. Georg, , I., 3., JG 76, gelbe, 4 +, , , 29-Sep-44, POW due to Bauchlandung., , RLV West, ADI(K) report 551/1044; Bines & Manrho via TOCH on 23-Apr-12, , Nijmegen, 100%, F, , 12.00,

[Khorat]

JG 76 lost 8 Bf 109 this day :

1./JG 76 near Kleve Bf 109 G-14/U4 Uffz. Adam Bauer KIA, Luftkampf mit Spitfire
2./JG 76 area Arnheim-Kleve Bf 109 G-6 Flg. Günther Voß MIA, Luftkampf mit Spitfire
2./JG 76 area Arnheim-Kleve Bf 109 G-14 Gefr. Hans Bürger MIA, Luftkampf
3./JG 76 area Arnheim Bf 109 G-14 Gefr. Georg Kuhr POW, Luftkampf mit Spitfire
3./JG 76 area Kleve Bf 109 G-14 Ofhr. Wilhelm Pütthoff KIA, Luftkampf mit Spitfire
3./JG 76 area Kleve Bf 109 G-14 Ogfr. Heinz Neumann KIA, Luftkampf mit Spitfire
4./JG 76 area Arnheim-Kleve Bf 109 G-14 Uffz. Paul Schmitt MIA, Luftkampf
I./JG 76 area Arnheim-Kleve Bf 109 G pilot unhurt, reason unknown

regards
khorat

[Charles Bavarois]

Gents,

the unwounded pilot listed in Khorats posting was Uffz Friedrich Sprengel who was shot down dogfighting with two Spitfires. His aircraft was hit directly in the cockpit, destroying the Revi, but Sprengel was not wounded at all.

As a member of IV/JG 300 Sprengel was shot down again and parachuted on 13. April 1945 in combat with Thunderbolts in the Bamberg area.

HTH

Carl