Royal Rumanian Air Force losses 26th.July 1944

[Brian Bines]

On this day did the ARR lose any more fighters in combat with the USAAF apart from the 7 Bf 109's lost by Grupul 9 (three pilots killed, one died of wounds, two severly injured and 1 safe),

Regards

Brian Bines

[Dénes Bernád]

Besides the Bf 109Gs you mentioned, the ARR lost a Ju 88A-4 to Lightnings.

[Brian Bines]

Denes, thanks for that are the names and fate of the Ju88 crew known please. On the website for the 82nd.FG the claims for the 26th include a He111 and a Me410 is it known if the 82nd. shot down this Ju88,

Regards

Brian Bines

[Alex Smart]

Hi,
82nd were officialy credited this date with 12 victories.

95th - 3, Ellis (1),Gardner (2) ; 96th - 7 Bodine (1), Carroll (1), Gangel (1), Isaacson (1), Sognier (1), willsie (2) ; 97th - 2, Biggs (1), Ford (1).
See the AFHRA website.
Alex

[Frank Olynyk]

There were no claims made by the USAAF for a Ju-88 in the MTO on July 26, 1944. The RAF made only one claim on this date, a Ju-88 between 0800 and 0935, 100 m SE of Malta, shared by two pilots of 1435 Squadron flying Spitfire IXs.

Enjoy!

Frank.

[Nokose]

Did the USAAF have any pilots that did not return (KIA) in the area of the Ju 88? I've read of two incidents on the eastern front were the wrong pilot recieved the HSU for actions that the survivors misinterpreted. One incident in which a Il-2 pilot was shot down in the Leningrad area in which VVS records show from AAA but I found a JG54 claim for the day at the same height, time and location. Sometimes credit is missed in wartime.