RAF claims 11 August 1940

[Thierry K]

Hi all
I'm looking for claims of Hurricane pilots : 11 August 1940, a.m., Bf 109 (damaged ?), southern coast of Kent, matching with a Bf 109 several times hit by three Hurricanes ( 25+, fuselage, canopy, engine). It succeeded to return to France by gliding from 3000 m over the Channel and belly landed on a beach near Calais.
Regards Thierry

[Chris Goss]

There are about 19 claims in between 0800 hrs & 1215 hrs for both Spitfires and Hurricanes for damaged or unconfirmed Bf 109s in the Kent region. If you could be more precise with the time, that might help

[Thierry K]

Hi Chris
Thank you very much for reply.
I couldn't unfortunately be more precise about time but it would have been damaged or claimed as destroyed probably during the first diversion mission on Dover preceding the main raid on Portland.
Sorry for so "light" information.
Regards Thierry

[Chris Goss]

Portland claims start around 1030 hrs so 32 Sqn 1050 hrs Dungesness, 64 Sqn 1000 hrs SW Gris Nez, 74 Sqn 2 unconfirmed and two damaged at 1015 hrs. Only Hurricane unit was 32 Sqn but mindful there is no apparent I/JG 51 loss (linking to your other post)................

[Thierry K]

Thank you very much for information.
The story is from an account wrote in 1943. The loss report is maybe go missing...
Regards Thierry

[ahafan]

Originally Posted by Thierry K

Hi all
I'm looking for claims of Hurricane pilots : 11 August 1940, a.m., Bf 109 (damaged ?), southern coast of Kent, matching with a Bf 109 several times hit by three Hurricanes ( 25+, fuselage, canopy, engine). It succeeded to return to France by gliding from 3000 m over the Channel and belly landed on a beach near Calais.
Regards Thierry

on this date? Hans Joacheim marseille was havin been in actions.
he made many forced landings..and made a claim for hurricane around this time.
shazza

[Thierry K]

Thanks. Pretty sure it wasn't Marseille, aircraft was from 1./.JG 51.
Regards Thierry