German nightfighter losses – Dusseldorf, 2-3 November 1944

[Theo Boiten]

Hello Cedric,

Four Nachtjäger were lost during the night’s operations. According to an ops. report of III./NJG4 (kept in DEFE 3-302), a Ju88 of this Gruppe crashed and another Junkers was shot down. I have not found any further details on these two losses. Bf110 G-4 G9+PZ of 12./NJG1 was lost in Feindbeschuss (enemy gunfire) of a 29 Squadron Mosquito, the crew of three perishing in the crash north of Düsseldorf. Bf110 G-4 G9+CN of 5./NJG1 ran out of fuel in the prevailing bad weather, the aircraft crashing 3 km NW of Nieheim at 22.05 hrs with the loss of the novice pilot Uffz. Franz Michels. In addition, Bf110 G-4 G9+GP of 6./NJG1, parked on the ground at Düsseldorf, was hit by a bomb and destroyed at around 19.30 hrs.

Cheers, Theo