Hans Hahn

[Nokose]

04 Sep 1940 14:05-14:35 German (13:05-13:35 British)
46 Sqn Hurricane 13:15 near Stambridge by Bf 109
46 Sqn Hurricane 13:15 over Rochford by Bf 109
66 Sqn Spitifire 13:40 over Ashford by Bf 109
72 Sqn Spitfire 13:40 over Hartfield (Sussex) with Me-110
72 Sqn Spitfire 13:20 over Kent with Me-110
79 Sqn Hurricane 13:40 ? with Me-110
222 Sqn Spitfire 13:20 ? by British AAA
222 Sqn Spitfire 13:35 N of Maidstone unk cause
601 Sqn Hurricane 14:45 ? damaged by Me-110

Oblt. Otto Bertram 1/JG 2 Hurricane 14:05 London
Fw. Peter Fasshauer 1/JG 2 Spitfire 14:15 Maidstone
Fw Rudolf Täschner 1/JG 2 Spitfire 14:27 New Romney
Lt. Julius Meimberg 4/JG 2 Spitfire 14:05 Ashford
Oblt. Helmut-Felix Bolz 5/JG 2 Spitfire 14;15 ?
Obfw Hans Hahn 4/JG 2 Spitfire 14:25 Margate
Obfw Karl Hannes 4/JG 2 Spitfire ? Ashford
These are the claims by other units during that time
I/JG 77 three Spitfires (possibly two more which didn't have times listed)
8/JG 54 one Spitfire
III/JG 51 one Spitfire and one Hurricane (Possibly two more Spitfires which didn't have times)
ZG 76 twenty Spitfires and two Hurricanes

Hans Hahn listed his Spitfire at Margate and these RAF losses were not in that area to my knowlege. So this one with all the overclaiming appears to have bad odds of post-war confirmation for Hahn.

[christian]

Hi

8.III./JG 54

Fw. Pausinger shot down the Spitfire in the area of Rochester, pilot killed. Saw from Olt. Lange and Fw. Karstedt.

Christian

[GMichalski]

Hi,
on 4 of september i have these (many of Nick):

04/09/1940 1335 Spitfire I K9962 222 Ramshaw J W Sergeant + Patrol,Crashed near Yalding, Crashed after combat with Bf109s. Was dead on arrival at West Kent Hospital. shot down at Mockbeggar,Collier Street, near Yalding at 1335 BT

04/09/1940 1000 Spitfire I N3048 66 Smith A D Sergeant wia DoW 6.9.40 Shot down in action against Me 109s over Ashford, Kent,baled out near Purleigh Essex severely wounded and admitted to No.7 Casualty Clearing Station, Benenden; died of wounds 6. 9.40

04/09/1940 Hurricane I P2691 501

04/09/1940 Hurricane P3031 46 Damaged landing at Rochford

04/09/1940 1315 Hurricane I P3052 46 Plummer R F Flying Officer wia DoW 14.9.40 Patrol,Baled out near Stambridge, Shot down in flames by Bf110. Pilot baled out with serious burns

04/09/1940 Hurricane I P3066 46 Ambrose C F Pilot Officer Safe Patrol,Baled out over Rochford

04/09/1940 1340 Hurricane I P3676 79 Wright J Sergeant wia Died next day Patrol,Crashed near Brighton, Shot down by Bf110 over base. Pilot crash landed aircraft at Surbiton

04/09/1940 Spitfire I N3032 66 Flying Officer Peter James Christopher King safe killed the following day Cat 2 on this date when shot down by Bf109's, crashed at Hawkinge 13.30

04/09/1940 Spitfire P9316 92 Shot down

04/09/1940 0950 Spitfire I P9316 66 Appleford A N R L Pilot Officer wia Patrol,Shot down in action against Me 109s over the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex

04/09/1940 Spitfire I P9378 222 Carpenter J M Pilot Officer Safe Patrol,Shot down by British AA and Crashed at Boughton Kent

04/09/1940 1350 Spitfire I X4182 234 P/O Z Olenski Safe aircraft damaged over Sussex at 1350 BT

04/09/1940 0930 Spitfire I N3044 Flight Lieutenant F. P. R. Dunworth wia Damaged in action against Me 109s over the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex; forced landed at Great Cowbridge Farm, near Billericay. Pilot slightly wounded

04/09/1940 0915 Hurricane I R4172 111 Bruce D C Flight Lieutenant + 5m E of Folkestone Patrol,Lost off Folkestone

04/09/1940 0915 Hurricane I Z2309 111 P/O J.Macinski + 5m E of Folkestone Shot down by Bf109 and pilot baled out but body was never found

04/09/1940 0915 Hurricane I Z2308 111 F/O B H Bowring safe E of Folkestone damaged

04/09/1940 Hurricane I R4214 601 Jankiewicz J S Flying Officer wia Patrol,Returned damaged

04/09/1940 1340 Spitfire I R6689 66 Cooke C A Pilot Officer wia Shot down in action against Me 109s over the Maidstone area of Kent. Pilot baled out wounded and landed at Hamstreet, near Ashford

04/09/1940 Spitfire I N3032 66 Flying Officer P. J. C. King Safe Maidstone area of Kent Badly damaged in action against Me 109s over the Maidstone area of Kent; returned to base. Pilot unhurt

04/09/1940 Spitfire I X4052 66 F/L G P Christie wia Canterbury Forcelanded outside Canterbury

04/09/1940 Spitfire R6909 152 Sgt. J K Barker mia 25 miles off Bognor He is believed to have been shot down by return fire from a Do17 engaged 25 miles off Bognor

04/09/1940 Spitfire I R6971 72 Males E E Pilot Officer Safe Patrol,Baled out near Hartfield Sussex

04/09/1940 1000 Hurricane I V6638 253 Trueman A A G Flying Officer + Patrol,Dived into ground at Banstead Surrey, Shot down over during combat action over Kenley aerodrome

04/09/1940 1330 Spitfire I X4278 222 Cutts J W Flying Officer + aircraft crashed at Sutton Farm Patrol,Shot down over Maidstone by Bf109

04/09/1940 Spitfire I R6909 152/151 Barker J K Sergeant + 25m S of Bognor Patrol,Shot down off Bognor Regis, Possibly shot down by Do17 over Channel. Body washed up on French coast

04/09/1940 Spitfire I P9460 72 Elliott R D Pilot Officer Safe Patrol,Baled out over Kent

regards