K.G.V Nightfighter combat losses 23/24 August 1943

[Chris Goss]

1. I am afraid that such things did exist but are now rare. For KG 2 they do not exist. Of the logbooks I have, only one crew flew that night taking off from Vendeville at 0203 hrs on 23 Aug, landing 0434 hrs. The only other confirmed time is the crash at Chelmondiston on the early hours of 23 Aug 43 i.e 0201 hrs.
2. There were no survivors and the 2 picked up off Dunkirk were picked up by Germans on the morning of 25 Aug 43.
3. I cannot comment on exhausts but I was in touch with one RAF pilot who has asked to remain unknown who shot down a Mosquito having been told it was an Me 410.


There is confusion with the dates:
22-23 Aug Kirkland and Howitt; 2 German losses. 14 Me 410s involved

23-24 Aug Mack, Arbon, Goodman, Raad; 3 German losses


I stand by to be corrected if anyone else has more on these nights