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Old 3rd June 2018, 00:44
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Luftwaffe losses 29 Jan 1944

Does anybody know the losses of the Luftwaffe on 29 jan 1944 - USAAF raid on Frankfurt/Ludwigshaven?

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Old 3rd June 2018, 11:30
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Re: Luftwaffe losses 29 Jan 1944

Which specific area is of interest ? There are a lot of losses on this day.

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Old 3rd June 2018, 15:11
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Re: Luftwaffe losses 29 Jan 1944

That day was VIII Bomber Command Mission 198. Aimed at Frankfurt and Ludwigshaven. The JG's 2, 3, 26, 27 came in action as well as NJG6.
I have their claims, but don't know their losses. The USAAF claims 75 by air gunners and 47 by fighters. But how reliable are those figures, in order words what were the real losses?
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Old 3rd June 2018, 15:17
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Re: Luftwaffe losses 29 Jan 1944

Hello Cees,

on 29 January 1944 Frankfurt am Main was the target of the day and Ludwigshafen am Rhein was a target of opportunity.

Luftwaffe losses on 29 January 1944 due to enemy action:

Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte:
III./JG 3 6
II./JG 27 4
Eins.St./JG 106 4
Zerstörergeschwader 14
Nachtjagdgeschwader 7

Luftflotte 3:
II./JG 2 8
III./JG 2 3
I./JG 26 4
II./JG 26 5
I./JG 107 1

Source: JFV Vol. 10/I.

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Re: Luftwaffe losses 29 Jan 1944

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Zerstörergeschwader 14
Nachtjagdgeschwader 7

Source: JFV Vol. 10/I.
More specific:
- II./NJG 6: 4 total (7 crew dead, 1 slightly wounded), sorce: NVM & Kock: KTB NJG 6.
- 4./NJG 102: 1 total loss (1 crew dead, 1 slightly wounded), source: NVM, Balss
- I./ZG 76: 5 total (4 crew +, 4 wounded); Source: WASt./Ring-List

- II./ZG 76: 4 total, 1 dam (3 crew +, 6 wounded); Source: WASt./Ring-List

The JG 3 and JG 27 losses are listed in detail in the unit chronicles (Prien et.al.).
JG 26 losses in detail are listed in D.Caldwell: The JG26 War Diary, Vol. 2: 1943-1945.
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Re: Luftwaffe losses 29 Jan 1944

Thank you Uwe!

This is so helpful. --Cees
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Re: Luftwaffe losses 29 Jan 1944

Thank you Leo for this complete overview! It is of great help for my research. --Cees
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Old 3rd June 2018, 17:52
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Re: Luftwaffe losses 29 Jan 1944

Hi Cees,

the source of my overview is JFV Vol. 13/I (Reichsverteidigung 1944), not Vol. 10/I (Reichsverteidigung 1943), sorry.

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