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any info on a NAA-57 of JG107 lost 12-4-44
Hello
Can any one help with info on this aircraft: NAA-57 France 152 57 - 1404 NAG 102 20%damage crashlanding 13Apr.1943 Brieg, went to JG 107 100%damage shot down 12Apr.1944 near Nancy. I belive it was lost to a 418 Sqn Mosquito, in E.Mombeeks book Luftwaffe a Pictorial History page 151, there is an account of a JG107 NAA-57 that was shot down by a Mosquito who's pilot was called Kruger. Could this be the same aircraft as the one above ? can any one confirm this ? Thanks David |
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Re: any info on a NAA-57 of JG107 lost 12-4-44
Hi David,
Have you found out more about this since? Accounts of NAA-57s being shot down are very rare. Ronnie
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Re: any info on a NAA-57 of JG107 lost 12-4-44
Hi:
Aircraft not claimed by 418 Squadron from their records. There is an unidentified destroyed aircraft by 418 on April 12, 1944 by Miller/Miller flying NS830 north of Kohlberg A/F. However, I see no pilot with the last name Kruger ever making a claim with 418. All other aircraft claimed by 418 on April 12th, 13th and 14th were all identified as standard German types. HTH Mark Proulx |
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Re: any info on a NAA-57 of JG107 lost 12-4-44
Mark, I think you might possibly have solved this one! The u/e/a claim sounds very likely.
I think David meant that the German pilot was called Kruger ![]() Do you know any other details (time of day) of the 418 sqn claim? Does anybody know what the German call code for the NAA-57 was?
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Re: any info on a NAA-57 of JG107 lost 12-4-44
Hi.
The designation used in the loss records are Na 57. The loss mentioned here for the serial no 152 is noted as seen in this link: http://www.ahs.no/ref_db/lw_loss_pub...?lossid=110227 Regards, Andreas |
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Re: any info on a NAA-57 of JG107 lost 12-4-44
Thanks Andreas!
Do you happen to have more info on the following two NAA-57 losses as well? NAA-57 - No.92 - Used by JG 103, 100% damage when it was shot down on 14Jul.1944 at Rambin. NAA-57 - No.132 - Used by JG 105, 100% damage when it was shot down on 2Jan.1944 near Guyancourt.
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Re: any info on a NAA-57 of JG107 lost 12-4-44
Hi Skyraider et al:
I don't think this was the UEA claim at Kolberg - more likely to have been a claim made by Clarence Jasper southeast of Verdun, which matches up OK with north of Nancy. Some details in this article: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...55871#continue Cheers, Mark |
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Re: any info on a NAA-57 of JG107 lost 12-4-44
Most interesting!
Could Krüger have been doing night flying practise and somehow switched on his landing light? The carrot shaped fuselage is a good match but the ammo bay is a bit odd. Perhaps a wingmounted fuel tank on fire though?
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Re: any info on a NAA-57 of JG107 lost 12-4-44
Hi.
The other losses you mentioned are reported as follows: 02.01.1944: http://www.ahs.no/ref_db/lw_loss_pub...?lossid=110250 14.07.1944: http://www.ahs.no/ref_db/lw_loss_pub...?lossid=110249 Regards, Andreas |
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Re: any info on a NAA-57 of JG107 lost 12-4-44
Thanks Andreas!
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