Hans Hahn

[Nokose]

Nick, you have the 601 Sqn listed for the 06Sep1940 but the source that I'm looking at states that the 601 Sqn lost four Hurricanes at Mayfield at 09:30 (British time). In the area of Ashford there is listed three Hurricanes of the 501 Sqn as shot down but it doesn't state the cause if by fighter or bomber. I checked the locations for the other RAF losses and they were not in the Ashford area. The II/JG 27 listed six Spitfires with no places and times given. There is also the claims of II and III/JG 53 which have times but no locations.

Three 501 Sqn Hurricane cause? 09:00 Ashford

German Claims from 10:00-10:15 Ashford
Obfw Georg Schott 2(J)/LG 2 Spitfire 10:00 Ashford
Oblt. Hans Hahn 4/JG 2 Hurricane 10:00 Ashford
Hurricane 10:05 Ashford
Lt. Julius Meimberg 4/JG 2 Hurricane 10:00 Ashford
Hurricane 10:15 Ashford

So three losses for five claims and that is not including the possible JG 27 and JG 53 in the numbers because of no location.

[Nick Hector]

Hi Michael, hi Miguel

To clarify, I have up til now believed Hahn claimed against 601 sqn because they are known to have shot down Himmelheber around that time (and yes, I am assuming that JG 2 was operating at close to Geschwader strength, given that Himmelheber was from Stab/JG 2, and pilots from 1/JG 2 and II/JG 2 claimed victories that morning). Caldwell credits Karl Borris with destruction of one of the three 501 sqn machines. You give good reason to consider that the other 2 losses may well be due to JG 2