II/ZG-1's Swiss Adventure.

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Originally Posted by Evgeny Velichko

So gents, underline is:

4.6.40:

6./ZG1 lost 1 Bf110C, Uffz. Albert Killermann/Uffz. Gotfried Wohl both killed by Swiss Bf109D.

That was Oblt. Alfred Rufer from Fl. Kp. 15. (Bf 109 E-3a)

Originally Posted by Evgeny Velichko

In return, II./ZG1 pilots shot down Bf109D (J-310) from Fliegerkompanie 15.

Lt. Rudolf Rickenbacher baled out from burning plane but parachute failed.

Originally Posted by Evgeny Velichko

8.6.40:

Around 12:00 II./ZG1 pilots bounced C-35 of FK1 and shot it down.

Swiss C-35 (No. C-125) crew, Lt. Rudolf Meul (pilot) and Oblt. Emilio Gürtler (observer) from Fl.Kp. 10 was lost.

Originally Posted by Evgeny Velichko

Then, a hour later, II./ZG1 was attacked from above, and lost 4 Bf110:
Fw. Otto Beiter(KiA)/Ogefr. Robert Hink(WiA)
Uffz. Alois Scholz(KiA)/Ogefr. Walter Hofmann (KiA)
Fw. Manfred Dahne(WiA)/Ogefr. Herbert Klinke (WiA)
Oblt. Gerhard Kadow (StaKa)(WiA)/Uffz. Fritz Wonnicke (KiA)

In return, they shot down Bf109D (J-328 ) from FK15 and heavy damaged Bf109D from FK21, piloted by Oblt. Borner.

Bf 109 E-3a (J-328) damaged (34 bullet holes, later repaired). Oblt. Rudolf Homberger from Fl.Kp. 15 badly injured (got 3 shots, hospitalized) made wheeled up landing at Biel airbase.
Bf 109 E-3a (J-364) damaged (aileron blocked) but Oblt. Armin Borner from Fl.Kp. 21 landed correctly at Olten airbase.
Bf 109 E-3a (J-329) damaged (27 bullet holes, later repaired). Hptm Werner Lindecker, the Fl.Kp. 15 commander, landed correctly.

Originally Posted by Evgeny Velichko

Does any SWISS pilots claims are known?

Many claims and even more questions...