JG76 end of war

[Eagle0025]

Dear Andreas and Stephane,

Here is the information I have about the 25 Aug 44 dogfight. Stephane, III./JG76 was definitely the group that engaged the 474th FG over Mouy, France this day. The 367th FG engaged Fw190s of II./JG6 roughly one hour earlier near St. Quentin.

The 474th FG took off from airfield A-11 near Neuilly-la-Foret and headed east to attack airfields near Laon, Tergnier, and Chateau Porcien. Near Mouy, France, the 474th sighted 30-plus Bf109s of III./JG 76 being escorted by 12 Fw190s of I./JG76. The two formations turned into each other in a head-on pass and then broke up into individual dogfights. The fight was then engaged by 32 Fw190s of II./JG26 led by Hptm. Emil Lang. 11 P-38s were shot down (my father was one of them). According to ULTRA and Sigint intercepts, III.JG76 reported 18 aircraft missing, another 3 destroyed, 5 shot up, 2 crash landed. They also report 3 pilots WIA and 18 MIA which indicates 21 total losses.

Through the assistance of valuable contacts like John Manrho, I have been able to positively identify 17 of the III./JG76 pilots in this battle. The group was led by Hptm. Egon Albrecht flying Bf109G-14, werknummer 460593, Black 21. He was shot down and killed near St. Claude. I can provide the names and aircraft identification of the other III./JG76 pilots if you like. Let me know. Hope this helps.

Cheers, Gary