ID two Bf109s destroyed on 29 May 1944

[Brian Bines]

Some years ago I made a note from an AIR40 file at Kew on RAF reports about Luftwaffe air activity against the UK Jan. to May 1944. The report noted day recons. on May 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th with the last day recon. being to the Thames Estuary on 24th. May. I assume the missions in early May included weather runs down he Channel but no details were given in these reports. The Home Office key points reports for week ending 0900 hrs 31st May does not report any day activity against the UK on the 29th May, and report ending 0900hrs 7th June shows slight activity off the Norfolk coast on the 31st May/1st June with no other activity for the rest of that week. I believe an May 29th JG2 lost a Bf109 at Aix, a Fw190 at Fontenay and one at Pardenstein while JG26 had two pilots baling out of Bf 109s but in the Metz area.
From another book Taylor (reported KIA on D-Day) dispatched the two 109s, described as fighter-bombers, on the 29th with only 20 rounds per gun