Re: JG5 on 26Apr42
I know this thread says the 26Apr42 but it seems like good vehicle to use for this information. On the 28Apr42 there was 8 Hurricanes of the 2 GKAP SF covering a naval landing. They encountered JG5 who were in superior numbers. The author of this article says that JG5 claimed 10 Hurricanes but in Prien's JFV 9/III has listed 13 confirmed and 1 unconfirmed. Lt Heinrich Ehrler (4.) one, Obfw Willi Pfraenger (4.) two, Uffz Rodolf Mueller (6.) four, Oblt Horst Carganico (6.) two, Oblt Hans Tetzner (6.) one & one uncofirmed, Uffz Werner Schumacher (7.) two. The losses of 2 GKAP SF were four Hurricanes shot down (with 4 KIA) and two Hurricanes shot down making emergency landings.
Kapt Aleksey Andreevich Shvedov and St. Lt. Sergey Georgievich Kurzenkov of 2 GKAP SF shot up a reconnaissance Ju-88 but didn't see it go down (thus not confirmed). Ju 88D-5 WkNr 430237 was listed as crashing in its territory. Is there a unit and pilot name for this Ju 88?
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