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Old 14th December 2016, 13:11
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4 FG and 357 FG 5 Mar 44

Can anyone supply me with either the combat reports or mission reports for these 2 units on 5 Mar 44 which claimed an astounding number of Fw 200, Fw 190 and Bf 109s (16 destroyed, one probable, 6 damaged) between 1130 and 1305 hrs over south-west France
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Old 14th December 2016, 21:55
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Re: 4 FG and 357 FG 5 Mar 44

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Can anyone supply me with either the combat reports or mission reports for these 2 units on 5 Mar 44 which claimed an astounding number of Fw 200, Fw 190 and Bf 109s (16 destroyed, one probable, 6 damaged) between 1130 and 1305 hrs over south-west France
Chris !

This scenario for this date is possible. The book "The 357th Over Europe" by Merle Olmsted gives at pages 36 - 38 for this date the described circumstances Claims and losses. Unfortunately, I have neither accounts for 4th FG nor any Combat or Mission Reports for both Groups that day.

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Old 14th December 2016, 23:01
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Re: 4 FG and 357 FG 5 Mar 44

Chris,

you have the well known report of Chuck Yeager that he wrote upon his return in England after being shot down on 5 March between Bordeaux and Toulouse;

There is also a French Magazine with some mission reports of US pilots the same day.

I send you this via PM.

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Old 15th December 2016, 19:18
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Re: 4 FG and 357 FG 5 Mar 44

Thanks gentlemen. Thanks to Matti, we have identified the Bf 109/Fw 190 losses but the only German claim would appear to have been pyrrhric plus three bombers by JG 2
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Old 16th December 2016, 13:33
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Re: 4 FG and 357 FG 5 Mar 44

Chris, if you're interested I know a guy here in Toulouse that found the wreck of Yeager's P-51 (at least his remains). I can gice you his contact.

A part of the finds at the crashplace are in display in the Aeroscopia air museum at Blagnac, near Toulouse.
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Old 16th December 2016, 16:00
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If you mean Gilles, I am in touch with him thanks
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Old 16th December 2016, 16:25
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Hi Chris and Laurent, best regards to both of you. Gilles
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