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Klaus Mietusch's Opponents
Klaus Mietusch
1st claim 31.5.40/1540 Hurricane I or Defiant Dunkirk 213 and 264 sqns. 213 lost "L" of S/L H D McGregor came down in sea and rescued, "G" of F/O Robinson baled out, came down on the beaches and returned by ship; "P" of P/O W M Sizer, crashlanded on fire and returned by ship, P3424/D of F/O W N Gray KIA, "A" of Sgt. T Boyd also KIA. 264 lost L6975 of F/L Nick Cooke and CPL Albert Lippert both KIA, L6968 of P/O G L Hickman and LAC A Fidler both KIA, L6961 of P/O D Whitley and LAC Turner, both safe (collided with L6980 and forcelanded on the beach) plus L6980 of P/O M H Young and LAC Johnson (both baled out safely after colliding with L6968) 2nd claim 31.8.40/0955 Spitfire Chelmsford 19 sqn. 2 attributable losses: R6958 of F/O Francis N Brinsden, safe and R6912 of P/O Raymond Aeberhardt (aged 19), returned to base damaged, crashed and burned 3rd claim 26.2.41/1417 Hurricane I 10km S of Malta @ 2500m 261 sqn. This one was probably V7474 of P/O Charles Edward Langdon (NZ), KIA 4th and 5th claims 22.3.41/1624 and 1626 2 x Hurricanes 40km N of Malta @ 2500m 261 sqn. Losses include P2653 of F/O James Henry Terence "Terry" Foxton KIA , V7358 of P/O Dennis Frederick Knight, V7799 of F/O John Sydney Southwell, V7493 of P/O Thomas Benjamin Garland and V7672 of Sgt. Richard Alfred Spyer all KIA 6th claim 6.4.41/1210 Avia BH-33E ("Fury") NE of Podgorica 2nd FS. Porucnik Milenko Milivojevic KIA 7th claim 11.4.41/1150 Hurricane II 20km N of Malta @ 2500m 261 sqn. 2 losses: Z3036 of P/O Peter Kennett and Z2904 of Sgt. Peter Harry Waghorn, both pilots KIA. 8th claim 13.4.41/1034 Hurricane 4km NE of Kalafrana Bay @ 1500m Z2838 of 274 sqn. F/L Eric Mitchelson "Imshi" Mason WIA 9th claim 13.5.41/1400 Hurricane II 2km SW of Ta Venezia Z2837 of 185 sqn. F/L Innes Bentall Westmacott, baled out WIA in elbow 10th claim 17.6.41/1030 Hurricane II SE of Sidi Omar 1 sqn, SAAF. Lt. J B White KIA, Lt. G K Smith (POW) and Lt. Mitchell (POW) all failed to return (versus 3 claims) Probable/Damaged 21.8.41 Maryland Gambut 12 and 23 sqns, SAAF. 12 sqn lost 1636 (damaged beyond repair) of Maj O W B van Ginkel DFC and crew all safe except for one man WIA and 1662 of Lt J E M Goodwin and crew all KIA whilst 23 sqn lost 1623 of Capt G L Bateman and crew all safe except one man injured. Lt. L F Leisegang's Maryland was damaged, crew safe (versus 5 claims) 11th claim 18.9.41/1615 Spitfire VB SE of Le Paradis 452 sqn RAAF. Includes W3512 of P/O W D "Ed" Willis KIA and W3600 of Sgt. Charles F R Manning KIA plus P8703 of Sgt. Archibald Roger Stuart POW. Sgt. Augustine Kenneth Try was also POW in W3508 (versus 4-6 claims) 12th and 13th claims 21.9.41/1623 and 1630 2 x Spitfires Berck sur Mer – Somme Estuary 485 RNZAFand 602 sqns. 4 losses: 485 lost AB856/E "Wellington II" of P/O J F Knight, MIA. 602 lost AB780, Sgt. P V Bell evaded via Spain, W3725 of Sgt. Andre Robert Hedger KIA plus W3460 "Cape Town VI" of P/O G B MacLachlan rescued by HSL (actually a member of 603 sqn). Slight overclaiming (versus 7 claims) 14th claim 8.12.41/1255 Spitfire Berck sur Mer Possibly P/O Harald Fraser-English killed off Etaples in P-40 Tomahawk of 400 sqn, RCAF (known to be Fighters) 15th claim 12.4.42/1334 Spitfire VB SE of St. Omer/E of Arques AB810 of 71 "Eagle" sqn. P/O Ben Freeman Mays KIA 16th claim 12.4.42/1349 Spitfire VB 12km WNW of Dunkirk Likely either W3506 of 303 sqn, P/O Wojda or BM119 of 129 "Baroda" sqn, Sgt. Dalton. Both pilots rescued from the sea. BL926 of 303 sqn also damaged and written off when engine cut on landing at Manston Unconfirmed claim 30.4.42/1930 Spitfire V 3km W of Somme Estuary Was this AD210 of 118 sqn? S/Chef G Daniolo KIA 17th claim 3.5.42/1605 Spitfire VB Calais 174 and 303 "Kosciuszko" sqns. 174 lost Hurricane IIE BE674 of S/L R C Wilkinson baled out and evaded (attributed to Flak by the British) and IIB serial unknown of P/O G L Cooper POW. 303 lost BL237 of Sgt. M Cytulski, baled out POW 18th claim 5.5.42/1535 Spitfire VB 3km NW of Poperinghe 122 sqn, 3 other losses: BM321/T, F/L B M G de Hemptine. BM269/N, Sgt. Rolland Albert Joffre Ribout RCAF and BM404/A, F/S Stacey Douglas Jones. All KIA 19th and 20th claims 19.8.42/1034 and 1035 Dieppe 19 and 121 "Eagle" sqns. Further details pending 21st and 22nd claims 2 x Spitfire VBs Calais – Cap Gris Nez 122 and 154 sqn. 122 lost BM135 of P/O C P Shaw and AR402 of Sgt. K G N Silsand both KIA. 154 lost BM415 of Sgt. J Hall WIA, rescued from the channel plus BM248 of F/O A S Turnbull WIA was Cat. B damaged 23rd claim 22.9.42/1315 Boston III 3km E of Ostend 226 sqn. 2 losses: AL685/MQ-Z. Sgt. Marcel Auguste Henri Demont and crew all KIA and AL743/MQ-F, Sgt. M A Collins evaded, 1 KIA, 1 POW Unconfirmed claim 9.10.42/1035 B-24D-1-CO Liberator ("Stirling HSS") Lille 41-23678 "Big Eagle" of 330th BS, 93rd BG. Capt. Alexander Simpson and two others POW, 1 man evaded and 6 KIA Unconfirmed claim 9.10.42/1045 B-17F-1-BO Flying Fortress NE of Lille "Man o War" of 301st BG. 1/Lt James M Stewart lost no.2 engine, then both outboard engines overheated and lost power. Escorted to Manston by F/L A J Andrews of 91 "Nigeria" sqn. Caldwell suggests this was 1st claim. Unconfirmed claim 13.1.43/1435 B-17F-27-BO Flying Fortress Lille 41-24601 of 365th BS, 305th BG. 1/Lt. Conrad J Hilbinger and crew all KIA. Attributed to Flak. Note: 2 other casualties on this mission, they were the result of a collision (are they therefore what 2 of the claims refer to?) 27th claim 20.1.43/1242 Spitfire VB S of Margate @ 5-6000m 91 "Nigeria" sqn. Overclaiming, only one casualty: BL333 of P/O B Fey, baled out safely and rescued (also claimed by Priller) 28th claim 20.1.43/1312 Spitfire IX Ardres @ 50m 332 sqn, RNAF. Overclaiming, only one casualty: BS252 of Lt. Peter Govertsen Mollestad KIA (also claimed by Zink) 29th claim 22.1.43/1515 Spitfire VC 10-15km N of Gravelines @ 3500m 350 sqn. Overclaiming, only one lost: AR592 of Sgt. L V Flohimont KIA (Also claimed by Wutz Galland and Helmut Hoppe) 33rd claim 21.5.43/1020 I-153 "Tchaika" 3-4km S of Lavansaari (PQ 70221) @ 800m 71 IAP-KBF. Legitimate victory: one I-153 and I-16 definitely lost. One of the pilots was Afanasiy Mikhailovich Sof′in KIA 34th claim 27.5.43/1331 Yak-7B ("LaGG-3") PQ 00264 @ 5000m 86 GIAP. 2 losses, 1 pilot baled out (believed to be Mietusch's victim as his logbook says his victim jumped) and one KIA. Details pending 37th claim 17.6.43/0513 LaGG-3 5km NE of Volkhovstroi (PQ 20133) @ 5000m 29 GIAP. Kapitan Aleksander Gorbachevsky baled out safely 46th claim 17.8.43/1520 B-17F-75-BO Flying Fortress SE of Schleiden-Eifel (SW of Mechernich) @ 6000m 42-29839 "Cherokee Girl" of 510th BS, 351st BG. Lt. Helmuth F Hansen and 8 others POW, 1 KIA on 21st mission. Already damaged by Flak 47th claim 17.8.43/1525 B-17F-5-BO Flying Fortress S of Lake Laaker/Mendig (PQ PP-5) @ 6000m Was this another claim for 41-24453 "Mizpah - The Bearded Beauty" of 322nd BS, 91st BG? 2/Lt. Everett L Kenner and 4 others KIA, remaining 5 crewmen all POW (claimed by a few others) 48th claim 19.8.43/1923 B-17F Flying Fortress NW of Breda @ 6500m Known to have been claimed against 303rd BG. Two losses: B-17F-50-BO 42-5392 "Stric Nine" of 427th BS, crew of 2/Lt. Lauren H Quillen (6 KIA) and 42-3192 "City of Albuquerque" of 358th BS, crew of Lt. James Nix (4 KIA) 49th claim 19.9.43/1246 Spitfire XII near Poperinghe (PQ NF-5) @ 6500-6000m MB800 of 41 sqn. F/S S H May RAAF evaded capture Also possibly BL422 of 411 sqn RCAF. F/L V A Haw AFM POW, which is generally attributed to Wiegand Unconfirmed Claim 27.9.43/1246 Spitfire IX 10-15km SW of Poix MH390 of 222 "Natal" sqn. F/S T B Hannan evaded claimed as damaged 3.10.43/1825 Spitfire IX NE of Beauvais NOTE: Hermann Staiger claimed as well MH783 of 222 "Natal" sqn. F/L Ray B Hesslyn DFC DFM RNZAF WIA and POW (shot down by a Bf109 and an Fw190 so these were likely legitimate, shared claims) 50th claim 20.10.43/1410 B-17F-27-BO Flying Fortress Cambrai 41-24629 of 358th BS, 303rd BG. Crew of Lt. John W Hendry Jr 2 KIA and 8 POW (crashed Cambrai, attributed to Steindl by Joe Baugher website, which attributes Charley Horse to Mietusch) 42-29571/VK-L "Charley Horse" of 358th BS, 303rd BG. Crew of 2/Lt. William R Hartigan 1 KIA, 6 POW and 4 evaded capture 52nd claim 30.11.43/1145 P-38H-5-LO Lightning Venlo-Krefeld area (PQ LN) @ 9500m 42-67038/KI-B of 77th FS, 20th FG. Had suffered the failure of one engine before Mietusch intercepted it. 1/Lt. Robert L Thomas Jr POW, but died of Meningitis in POW camp 53rd claim 1.12.43/1145 P-38H-1-LO Lightning Freilingen-Vorneburg (Dueren)/Neuwied (PQ PP-72) @ 7000m (crashed near Luxem/Much) 42-66723/LC- of 77th FS, 20th FG. 2/Lt. Jack L Gard POW 55th claim 14.1.44/1145-1150 Spitfire IX SSW of St. Omer @ 6000m MH927 of 308 "Torun" sqn. F/L J P Piotrowoski, seen to bale out, but KIA. Possibly attributable to Flak 56th claim 14.1.44/1535 P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt St. Pol @ 6500m 42-8694/OC-R "Little Texan" of 359th FS, 356th FG. Lt. Robert B Conroy baled out POW 58th claim 25.2.44/1500 B-17 Flying Fortress HSS E of Pirmasens (PQ UQ-3) @ 7500m Was this 42-30623/JW- of 326th BS, 92nd BG? 2/Lt. Charles G Nashold and one other KIA, 7 crewmen POW and 1 evaded capture 59th claim 6.3.44/1305 Typhoon Ib 5km N of Amiens (PQ QF-89 - RE-12) @ 4000m MN188 of 3 sqn. P/O C A Tidy, evaded capture and returned 20th September. One other damaged 62nd claim 4.6.44/2015 P-51B-5 Mustang ("Typhoon") NW of Romilly sur Seine @ 6500m 43-6498/E9-K of 374th FS, 361st FG. Lt. Walter J Kozicki evaded capture 63rd claim 8.6.44/0640 P-47D-15-RE Thunderbolt NE of Le Havre This one likely 42-76187/9Q- of 404st FS, 371st FG. Wesley B Izzard evaded near Bolbec 64th claim 8.6.44/0645 P-47D Thunderbolt E of Le Havre (Joachim Zeller claimed one as well) 65th claim 14.6.44/0735 P-38J Lightning NW of Paris (PQ AE-1 to UE-7) @ 7000m 55th FG. Overclaiming, only 3 losses: 338th FS lost 42-68130/CL- "Paper Doll" of Lt. Arthur John Baranick KIA other losses were 42-28666/CY-S of Capt. K S Sorace POW and 4267964 of 2/Lt. H Sturdivan MIA. 20th FG also lost 1 (versus at least 4 claims) 66th claim 14.6.44/0800 B-17G-15-DL Flying Fortress E of Paris/Chateau-Thierry (PQ UG-AG) @ 7500m Likely 42-37843/IY-H "Dry Run" of 615th BS, 401st BG. 2/Lt. Russell E Schroeder KIA, rest of crew all evaded capture. Came down near Chateau-Thierry 68th and 69th claim 23.6.44/1358 and 1400 2 x P-38J Lightnings E of Chartres 38th FS, 55th FG. Slight overclaiming, only two losses: 42-67578/CG- of Lt. Robert B Hoffman POW and 42-104284/CG- of Lt. Grant H Cory KIA (latter was attributed to Flak) (Zeller claimed one as well) 70th claim 4.7.44/1450 P-38J-15-LO Lightning W of Evreux/Lisieux (PQ UB) @ 4-5000m 402nd FS, 370th FG. Overclaiming, only one loss: 43-28373/E6- of 2/Lt. Henry J Stevens evaded capture (Zeller claimed one as well) 71st claim 17.7.44/1640 Spitfire IX SW of Caen Either ML420/D of 403 sqn RCAF, F/L L P Commerford WIA or MK350 of 602 "city of Glasgow" sqn, F/L A W Manson RCAF KIA. (British claimed that he was killed by flak) 72nd claim 18.8.44/1406 P-47D-21-RE Thunderbolt NW of Paris/Mantes (PQ UD-7/8 or UD-78) @ 3500m 358th FG. Most likely 42-25528/CP- of 367th FS, Ropert P Alward (definitely lost in aerial combat) and 42-25757 was also lost 73rd claim and 74th claims 26.8.44/1450-1455 and 1500-1505 2 x P-47D-21-RE Thunderbolts Rouen sector 313th FS, 50th FG. Two losses: 42-25983/W3- of Lt. Lloyd Page Jr (near Oissel) and 42-25759/W3- of 2/Lt. Clair B Edel both KIA 75th claim 17.9.44/1455 P-51B-10-NA Mustang N of Moenchen-Gladbach/Geldern (PQ 05 Ost S/LN-1/LN-7/KN) @ 3500m No.4 plane in cover flight of 361st FG. Their losses included: P-51B10-NA 42-106944/E9-A "Mary Jane" of 376th FS. Lt. Woodrow W Glover KIA (some sources believe this was Glover) |
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