Nachtjagd 17/18 july 1943

[Frédéric Bruyelle]

Hi all.....
I am looking for information on Nachtjagd.

It did not find an answer in the Nachtjagd Théo Boiten's books.

During the night of July 17 to 18, 1943, a Boulton Paul Defiant from the 515 sq was shot down around midnight by a German fighter. The fight was observed by a Mosquito crew from the 256 sq, which itself shot down the German fighter, presumed to be a FW190.

I am looking for the unit of this German fighter, or even the name of its pilot.

Unfortunately, as I indicated, Theo Boiten's documentation makes no mention of this case which is well documented in the Form 540/541 of the 515 and 256 sq.

Thanks in advance and have a good week ,

[Chris Goss]

The 256 Sqn claim was south of the Isle of Wight around midnight. The only German unit which might have been operating at night on that date was I./SKG 10 which was not active. Nothing at all in any records I have either for a claim or loss.

[Frédéric Bruyelle]

Thanks Chriss for your so quick intervention !

[Chris Goss]

This seems very odd to me. No German claims or losses-could this have been a Blue on Blue incident?

[Frédéric Bruyelle]

Hello Chris,
I had also come to the conclusion, parallel to that of a possible involvement of the nachtjagd, to tell myself that it could have been also an accident. a Mosquito shooting down a Defiant at night which he would have taken for a German fighter... it is indeed very curious to record no German losses on this west side of the continent in 1943.
it remains possible...