Biggest Air Battle over Germany? JG 300 and JG 301 "Wilde Sau" November 27th, 1944

[Erich]

It appears that two gruppen of JG 301 possibly were flying in a large Gefechstverband with all of JG 300. Reason enough for P-51 pilots to feel they had the whole of the Luftwaffe in front of them. Although it was quite overwhlming for some 14 Luftwaffe gruppen to take on over 800 US fighters.

The area you are researching with the contact of P-51's- 352nd, 353rd and 357th fg's with the 2 Geschwaders is in the area of the Harz mountains. 81 German craft were lost with 35 KIA and 14 wounded. Not too good a fare for claims of some 11 P-51's eh ? A definate height advantage for the US escort fighters in this almost one sided engagement.

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