Anton Hackl

[Johannes]

I can confirm he flew both, BF109 to intercept fighters, Fw190 for bombers.

Bernd Barbas knew him quite well, and this is what he told Bernd. Apparently he should only have had one aircraft, but would say his own was faulty, so would have to use the other.......seemed to work for him.

Regards

Johannes

[PMoz99]

Johannes,
At this stage the only period we have information on this practice is in the first half of 1944.
Are you able to confirm that the practice continued after that - ie after he left JG11 in mid-1944?
Peter

[Nick Hector]

Originally Posted by PMoz99

Johannes,
At this stage the only period we have information on this practice is in the first half of 1944.
Are you able to confirm that the practice continued after that - ie after he left JG11 in mid-1944?
Peter

That's true, Peter...
But here's another spanner in the works and hopefully a worthy and useful one.

On 23 December, 1944, Hackl claimed (as CO II./JG 26):

1) A P-51. Caldwell tell us that this was a Mustang from 364th FG which forcelanded on allied side of the lines. Please note, I cannot find an entry in losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces that actually backs that up.

2) A Lancaster from 405 sqn, RCAF or 582 sqn. (582 sqn lost 5 Lancasters and the 6th was from 405 sqn)

3) A Mosquito: ML998/HS-B of 109 sqn (Caldwell says 105 sqn). F/O E C Carpenter RCAF and F/O W T Lambeth DFM both KIA

In return,
5 Staffel lost Lt. Helmut Wirth WIA in Fw190D-9 W.Nr. 210614

8 Staffel lost Fw. Werner Frass in Fw190D-9 W.Nr. 210168

...So there's at least 2, very possibly 3, legitimate victories that can reasonably be said to have been achieved by Hackl in the Dora 9