LW claim of an L-5 Sentinel on 24-12-1944?

[Leendert]

On 24 December 1944 Staff Sgt Bernard B. Brown Jr. of the US 153th Liaison Squadron was killed when his L-5 Sentinel was shot down by "three enemy fighters" (153rd LS report) somewhat SE of Liège, Belgium. Ken Wakefield's book says Fw-190s. (p. 128)

What LW unit and/or pilot has claimed a light aircraft in the Liège area that day?
Found no corresponding claim in Tony Wood's files.

Thanks for any info.

Regards,

Leendert

[hanshauprich]

Hello Leendert,
maybee Fw 190 from JG 1. My info is, that an 190 ramming an L-4 in the heat of an dogfight with P-51(?) and both airplanes crashed!

Salu!
h.

[Nick Beale]

The Luftwaffe had a bad habit of calling all such aeroplanes "Dragonflies" or (later in 1944-45) "Austers" so it may be worth looking for those in the claims.

[RT]

My info is, that an 190 ramming an L-4 in the heat of an dogfight with P-51(?) and both airplanes crashed!

Wonder what that L-4 is making there, maybe "lurking", so now he knows that is a bad habit

[Nick Hector]

Don Caldwell's excellent JG 26 War Diary (volume 2) says Fw. Norbert Seidl of 2/JG 26 claimed an Auster near Bastogne at 1130am. He gives the opponent as the 153rd Liaison Squadron so it sounds like the claim you are looking for.

HTH
Nick

[Leendert]

Thanks for the replies. Although Bastogne is more than 80 kms away from Liège, the JG26 is a possibility indeed.

Regards,

Leendert