Planes lost on Marx airfield, 18th April 1945

[BartekPL]

On 18th April 1945, Spitfires LF. Mk IX of Polish 317th Squadron claimed destroying on the Marx airfield (SW of Wilhelmshaven in Lower Saxony) 2 Ju 188 and 1 Bf 109, additionally, 1 Ju 188 and 2 Bf 109 were claimed as damaged. Is there any document (German report on losses or other helpful paper), which could confirm or deny it? Are the plane types correct or were there present other than mentioned types of planes? I checked https://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf and learned that at Marx-Ruttelerfeld is a note: "22 Apr 45: strafed by RAF Spitfires – claimed 2 x Ju 188s and 1 x Bf109 destroyed plus several other aircraft damaged.", the date is different, but claimed losses are the same, also the document states that the unit present there at this time could be III./KG 76, which (according to ww2.dk) was equipped with Ar 234B-2.

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Table with claims list via http://www.polishairforce.pl/dyw317straty.html


Thank you for any help in advance.



Best regards
Bartłomiej

[Nick Beale]

According to TNA AIR 37/9, photographic cover of Marx on 31 March 1945 showed 8 Ju 88 and 3 medium-sized aircraft (type not identified).

The only Ar 234s at Marx that I know about were (possibly) a couple from 1.(F)/123 between about 29 January and 22 March.