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Old 27th August 2008, 15:48
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Re: he177 losses query

Hi everyone,

Various sources report a total of 13 II./KG 40 aircraft lost on the night of 6/7 June, another 7 lost on the night of 7/8 June, two more on 10/11 June and three on 13/14 June, for a total of 25 lost that month. Operational records for II./KG 40 indicate a total of 23 aircraft were lost due to enemy action in June 1944 with one other lost due to other causes. So while the numbers don't match exactly, it is these daily totals are not unreasonable. Unfortunately, these estimates are not accompanied by WkNr or aircraft markings so a reconciliation with bottom-up information is complicated. I'd like to try nonetheless...

Here's what I have

Night of 6/7 June
- As suggested by Chris Goss above
MH/550206/1/KG 40/Mueller
FK/550204/2/KG 40/Hein (shot down & crashed at St Laurent)
KK/550197/2/KG 40/Timm
LK/535731/2/KG 40/Bernrieder (reported as following day by Griehl
? 5/KG 40/Mueller
? 5/KG 40/Hanke -- possibly HN/550117 below
- Other mentioned from various sources
HN/550117/5/KG 40 /reported as MIA -- possibly Hanke above
BK/550198/? reported as a fighter kill
That still leaves 5 or 6 others unaccounted for if the total of 13 is to be believed

Night of 7/8 June
- Possible losess from various sources, mostly Griehl
KK/550197 - but this overlaps with Timm above
MK/550211
DX/535673
These sources also report LK/535731 but I have relocated that above

Night of 10/11 June
- From various sources
BN/550067/4/KG 40 fighter
UX/550074/5/KG 40 AA (this is KM+UX)
- Other possible losses
JH/550175 MIA
DH/550199 MIA

Night of 13/14 June
- From various sources, mostly Griehl
??/550080/4/KG 40 MIA
??/550087/6/KG 40 Enemy action -- possibly shot down by Ivor Cosby
??/500146/4/KG 40 unknown
- And possibly
FH/550216/? MIA

Can anyone assist with this reconciliation?

Thanks

Marty
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