Nachtjagd losses 20-21 July 1944

[Theo Boiten]

Dear all,

I have the following nine Nachtjagd losses for 20-21 July 1944, but am not sure if I have missed out one or two, who may have additional losses/details? (I have the crew details of the losses detailed below, just need to know if there were any further a/c losses):

NJG3 2. Bf110 G-4 740224 Herentals, E. of Antwerpen
NJG2 8. Ju88 G-1 710699 Gemert
JG301 Stab I. Bf109 G-6 163411 Naaldwijk
JG301 1. Bf109 G-6 412951 Manston
JG301 3. Bf109 G-6 163240 Manston
NJGr.10 3. Ju88 C-6 750473 Eben-Emael near Maastricht
NJG1 12. Bf110 G-4 730218 5 km N. of Mol
NJG1 Stab III. Bf110 G-4 720140 Haarle, NW of Tubbergen
NJG3 12. Ju88 G-1 710636 Kleve

Cheers and thanks, Theo

[MW Giles]

According to Das Kriegstagebuch des Nachtjagd Geschwaders 6 by Werner Kock

Bf110 G-4 441100 2Z+TH shot down by intruder near Deelen, crashed Heusen

Bf110 G-4 440123 2Z+AR crashlanded Steinamanger (85%)

Martin

[Theo Boiten]

Thanks for these additions Martin, I had detailed the 1./NJG6 Bf110 G-4 at Opheusden in the manuscript of the NCA but somehow overlooked it when I was working on the map for this night. The Steinamanger crash was not related to British Main Force operations to Courtrai, Homberg and Bottrop on 20-21 July 1944, that's why I did not list it in this context.

As yet I have not been able to ascertain the identity of the Allied intruder that shot down the Bf110 at Opheusden.

Cheers, Theo

[Chris Goss]

Theo: 141 or 169 Sqns?