I/JG4 ,30/06/44

[focusfocus]

Hello

That day,8 Bf.109 shot down by P-51,region of Agram, according to Gefr.August
Rohlfs,ex.1/JG4.
one P-51 claimed (Herbert Schäfer)
What unit is involved?

Michel

[Boris Ciglic]

I./JG 4 lost four out of eight Bf 109s engaged. It were the Mustangs of 52nd Fighter Group, which claimed four and suffered no losses.

Boris

[focusfocus]

Thank you
Astonishing that Rohlfs(one of the protagonists involved) mentions 8 Bf.109 shot down,because having lived an experience that is difficult to forget:captured by Yugoslav partisans....these are facts that we don't forget.

Michel

[Boris Ciglic]

Yes, I know, he was pretty lucky to have survived.

[Zoran Petek]

Also 5 Macchis of Kro.JGr 1 (including Helebrant and Bartulović on MC.205s) were shot down, and only Bencetić on MC.205 returned to base.
As far as I remember only P-51B-10-NA 42-106556 (pilot George R. Burden) 5th FS, 52nd FG was damaged on landing.
Victories were claimed by:
Carnie Robert
Franklin Dwaine Jr
Holloman Joseph W

Zoran

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Originally Posted by focusfocus

Thank you
Astonishing that Rohlfs(one of the protagonists involved) mentions 8 Bf.109 shot down,because having lived an experience that is difficult to forget:captured by Yugoslav partisans....these are facts that we don't forget.

Michel

Rohlfs was here, yes, but probably too busy to save his life being shot down to accurately count the Bf 109s shot down. This number of 8 may have been given to him by the Partisans, or may include the Croatian losses as well as those of I./JG 4.