Bf 109 shot down at Burg, 24th March 1944

[Richard Goyat]

I second Andreas about its analysis of the JG 300 losses. The 109 mentioned as destroyed in aerial combat on 24 March 1944 may well have been lost during the 24/25 March night. Unfortunately, the location of this loss is not known.

As for the two I./JG 300 aircraft lost on 25 March 1944, I believe that the operational flight they were on occurred during the same 24/25 March night, and that both were destroyed during landing accidents which took place at Oranienburg and Jüterbog respectively. But once again I agree with Andreas when he writes that the real cause of these losses wasn't necessarily rightly recorded.

Adriano, I don't think the Fw 190 of II./JG 300 was the aircraft you are looking for, firstly because it was lost near Krefeld (which is quite a distance from Burg) and secondly because its pilot, Lt. Karl Schick, told us how he collided with a four-engine bomber that night. Schick's story is detailed in our book about JG 300 on pages 144-145 of the French version (ed. Larivière) or page 154 of the American version (Eagle Editions).

Regards
Richard Goyat