Luftwaffe losses over France on 3 July 1941

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Hello,

I would like to know the times of the losses of German fighters over France on 3 July 1941.

This day JG 26 lost Hptm Rudolf Bieber of Stab I./JG 26 killed, and JG 2 lost its Kommodore, Hptm Wilhelm Balthasar killed, and Lt Jakob Augustin and Lt Paul Sempf of III./JG 2 both wounded.

There were two battles this day, one in the morning against Circus 30 (RAF claimed 5 victories) and one in the afternoon against Circus 31 (RAF claimed 7 victories).

Balthasar was killed in the afternoon battle.

For the other, the only indication I have is coming from the JG 26 war diary, that says that Bieber was killed during the morning battle and the two pilots of III./JG 2 were wounded in the afternoon. But it also says that Balthasar was shot down in the morning, and that is not true so ...

Maybe the hour of loss of these pilots is given in the NVM or another German document ?

Thanks in advance

[Chris Goss]

Laurent: PM me if you wish as I wrote about Balthasar's last combat and that day