12 Sep 44 Battle, 474th FG vs II./JG6, III./JG26, and JG?

[Eagle0025]

Howdy all,
I have been researching the subject battle and need some help. The 474th FG (P-38s) went on independent armed recces in the Aachen-Monschau-Koln-Bonn sector during the afternoon. Between Zulpich and Duren, the 429th FS and 430th FS were bounced by Fw190As of II./JG6 and Bf109s of III./JG26. Two 429th FS and two 430th FS P-38s were shot down in the Zulpich area. II./JG6 also lost four Fw190s in the Zulpich area.

The 428th FS also encountered a group of twenty plus Fw190s, but the location was a significant distance to the southwest of Zulpich. The 428th FS had four claims in the area of Gemund and Schleiden (3 of them confirmed). A 428th FS P-38 was also shot down just southwest of Gemund, near the village of Herhahn.

Here is the mystery. There are no records that indicate either II./JG6 (or III./JG26) ventured this far south of Zulpich. This would indicate the presence of another unknown Fw190 unit.

I have two questions:

1. Does anybody have an idea of who this mystery Fw190 unit might have been? Certainly you would think there would be some Luftwaffe records that show at least three losses and one confirmed claim in the area of Gemund.

2. The 430th FS history shows that a Bf109 was witnessed flying into the ground and exploding while chasing a 430th P-38 (Lt. Mitchell) in a dive. The location of the crash is near the village of Dorweiler (north of Zulpich and east of Duren). Don Caldwell wrote in "The JG26 War Diary, Vol. II" that the Third Gruppe did not incur any losses on this mission. Doe anyone have any further info on this particular incident?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Cheers, Gary Koch