Hans Hahn

[Nokose]

20 sep 1940 12:00-12:40 (11:00-11:40 British)
On checking the RAF losses it was possible to separate the two Spitfires of the 92 Sqn because they were lost in the Dungeness area which had Werner Mödlers claiming two and III/JG 53 claiming two Spitfires during that time. So that left the following other RAF losses during the time of Hahn.
222 Sqn Spitfire 11:15 Rochester
222 Sqn Spitfire 11:35 Thames Estuary
222 Sqn Spitfire unk time and location crash-landed damaged by Bf 109
253 Sqn Hurricane 11:30 Kent

German Claims:
Oblt. Johann Schmid 1/JG 2 Spitfire 12:10 south of London
Hptm. Karl-Heinz Greisert Stab II/JG 2 Spitfire 12:10 south of London
Oblt. Hans Hahn 4/JG 2 Spitfire 12:15 no location
Fw. Alfred Heckmann 5/JG 3 Spitfire 12:20 south of London
Maj. Adolf Galland Stab/JG 26 Spitfire 12:05 south of Hornchurch
Hptm. Johannes Seifer 3/JG 26 Hurricane 12:25 Themsemündung
Hurricane 12:37 Maidstone
Obfw. Heinrich Gottlob 6/JG 26 Hurricane 12:15 London
Gefr. Viktor Gruber 8/JG 27 Hurricane 12:20 souteast of London.

Looking at the location of the 222 Sqn Hurricane at 11:25 at the Thames Estuary it would appear to be Hptm Seifer even though he lists a Hurricane. That would leave the other three among the rest of the claims. Very bad odds that Hahn's claim could be an actual reality but possibly be an overclaim, shared or escaped.