Allied attack on Eggebek A/F 30-3-45?

[David Pausey]

Two Mosquitos and six Mustangs attacked Eggebeck A/F on 30-3-45?
Any info as the which units these a/c came from ?
could they be USAAF ? Invaders ?
Could not find any RAF units only 234 Sqn made any claims for gr a/c at SADE.

Thanks for any info

[Delmenhorst]

Try to check 355th FG, they have claims for Schleswig and their navigation was not always good !

[David Pausey]

Thank you Delmenhorst

I think the Mosquitos may be missleading me or the Germans got confused as well, will check 355th F.G. claims.

Regards

David

[mhuxt]

There were Mossie ground claims at Nordholz that night - might have stopped in at Eggebeck on the way in/out - don't have the original combat report to check against.

[drgondog]

The 355th got theirs at Schleswig and Lowensatdt

Me 109, Fw 190, He 111 dest and He 111 dam at Lowenstadt
Ju 52 (3) dam at Schleswig..

[SMF144]

David,

Could you please provide more info about the two Mosquitos? I have checked my notes and no specifics are given but Fighter Command and 2nd T.A.F. were active during the day and night of the 30th and did a fair amount.

It was noted that 20+ of all types of e/a were seen on the Eggebeck a/f between 1455/1605 hours.

Stephen

[David Pausey]

Thanks for all the replays

SMF144
Info I have is :-
There were 65 a/c on the A/F AND befor the attack the a/c circled for about 15 min at 2000 meters over dispersal A/F north. 9 other Mustangs covered southern part of A/F and flew off with the oter a/c. I belive 2 Mosquitos and 6 Mustangs attacked. I only know that 234 Sqn flew a Ranger to Stade and claimed 4 Ju88's dam on the ground(to far away?), 406 Sqn claimed 3 Me323s and a Fw190 at night in Czechoslovakia I think.

Regards
David

[Delmenhorst]

Well, Löwenstedt is just west of Eggebek A/F

[drgondog]

Originally Posted by Delmenhorst

Try to check 355th FG, they have claims for Schleswig and their navigation was not always good !

Compared to what? Remember they found all the airfields around Oberphaffenhofen on April 5, 1944 with 10/10 cloud cover over all of southern Germany.

When Bill Boulet was shot down by a B-17 on April 26, Scharff had him in and out of the cooler because they thought he was a spy (LW put up no a/c in defense), then when they found out he was a 355th pilot they grilled him for weeks because they thought the Allies had a new navigation technology

[SMF144]

At what time of the day?