Combat West Rouen on 26 08 1944

[Eric Larger]

Steve ,

it could be also US aircrafts but I never find any information , on this dog fight . The one involving II./JG6 and P-38, on 25 Augut 1944 , is very well known ands detailled (I have US reports for example) , but not 26 August 1944.

The second dog fight is not late as the aircraft schot down could have been a FW 190G-3 of I./SKG10 , doing night missions over the beach head and the allied front line , so for me it is not too late , the victor could have been an english night fighter (beaufighter or Mosquito) , but I have no other information The witnesses , heard a dog fight , they ran out of the house and saw the FW 190 in fire , it exploded on impact in the garden and crashed on one of the hangar of the farm . There were no pilot in it (Police report) . A The body of a german pilot was found later in the wood on ther nearby hill.

Eric

[Steve49]

If a Jabo Fw190, then like you say not too late. No nightfighter claims listed for RAF aircraft in '2nd TAF' for the 9th August. The latest RAF claims were by 19 Sqn's Mustangs, but these were at about 18.00 and in the Chatres area

Regards,

Steve

[Eric Larger]

Thanks Steve for these precisions .

Yes there are good chances that it was a Jabo FW 190G-3 , I am waiting for some photos of the wrecks taken few time after crash . But the dog fight noises heard by witnesses , could be the noise of the engine not running very well . The french police report mentionned a crash date at 23:00 , so I think there is no doubt about it .

On second hand a pîlot of 3./SKG10 is reported missing that day . The mission was to attack Avranches , he was reported shot down by AA but as he is stil reported missing up to now , he could have been hit but succeeded to fly his aircraft on several miles before his aircraft being unflyable (engine over heating? due to combat damage) .Louviers is on the way from Avranches to Rosière-en-Santrerre where SKG10 was based .

So from pieces of puzzle to pieces of puzzle , after withdrawing some hypothesis , we will find the most probable option.

So if any new information or fact comes to you , it will be welcome.

Many thanks to all you for your help and support and all the next coming posts .

Eric LArger

[Eric Larger]

Now Back to 26 August 1944 .

Does anyone of you have any data concerning victories claimed on 26 Ausgust 1944 at 9:00 (West Rouen, East le Havre) , involving P-51 of of 8th or 9th Air Force , mentionning 2 FW 190 shot down and 1 FW 190 damaged .

Eric

[mhuxt]

Zombie Thread!

There is a claim for an Fw 190 destroyed east of Evreux on the night in question by the 219 Squadron crew of F/L M.J. "Mike" Gloster DFC and F/L J.F. Oswold DFC. They were flying a Mosquito NF.30.

[drgondog]

only claim I have for the 8th AF was Newton of 352FS/353FG shooting down Fw 190 s/Charleroi in a P-47

hello I live in Louviers, I have found an English socket 20 mm cal k2 1944 I'm back there 3.5 km la mare corbet ) in the woods I have find 5 socket 303, two k1940 w I, one k 1942 wi, one k5 43 bviiz, one sr 44 bviiz and pieces of unknown metal, 20 mm in mare first and after all its 303 toward Louviers. English not combated in this same place not in 1940

[joel husson]

hello,
the aerodrome you are looking for is in the Ardennes. Herpy l'Arlésienne, aerodrome built and completed June 06, 1944. Used by the JG6.
cdlt
Joel