Biggest Air Battle over Germany? JG 300 and JG 301 "Wilde Sau" November 27th, 1944

[John Beaman]

Originally Posted by Erich

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A little side note checking through the 352nd fg history; the unit scored 17 kills( Bf 109's ) with the 487th squadron leading with 15 for the date. Smith and Starck were downed and 1 pilot from the 328th sq. on a strafe run was hit and crashed to his death.

The 328th pilot that was lost was a Lt. Arthur Hudson, flying PE-Z, 44-15012 named "Genie Boy".

[Erich]

yes John , thanks, forgot to include the name of the pilot. According to the Blue Nose Bastards history the area in which the 109's bounced the P-51's is not given.


I., III. and IV./JG 300 had 109G-14's. II.Sturm had the Fw 190A-8 and A-8/R2/R8

JG 301 had all Fw 190A-8's/A-9's

neither JG 300 or 301 were termed "Wilde Sau" after June's end of 44 as they constituted day fighter defence now.

not sure if the 352nd wrestled with the big bunch of JG 300 109's or not.

the 353rd appears to have tangled with JG 27 109's

[Pyker]

According to Six Months to Oblivion by Werner Girbig at Pages 34-37 for November 27, 1944 I.Jagdkorps took on the intrusion by U.S. 8th Air Force with some 750 fighters.... and for casualties he gives totals of 37 pilots killed or missing and 14 wounded.

Pyker