Tableau des pilotes du 341sqn après cette dure journée pour les FAFL!
Debriefing de la mission du 24-05-44:
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Hptm Lothar Adler damaged by a gunner flying with Wt Off Lucas Gillardot
Wt Off Lucas Gillardot damaged by OFw Albrecht Scheiner
Wt Off Francis Besse damaged by OFw Hugbert Kuechler
Plt Off Marcel Freeslot damaged by OFw Konrad Ruhle
Fg Off Francis Bridoux damaged by Hptm Lothar Adler
Wt Off Francis Besse damaged by a gunner flying with Wt Off Lucas Gillardot
Plt Off Marcel Freeslot damaged by OFw Konrad Ruhle
On 24/05/1944 near Etretat.
A A-20B of 342 Squadron was brought down by OFw Konrad Ruhle of I./JG1.
Plt Off Marcel Freeslot was seriously wounded
OFw Konrad Ruhle was flying a Fw 190 A-6.
Wt Off Raymond Lacombrade damaged by OFw Albrecht Scheiner
Fg Off Francis Bridoux damaged by Hptm Lothar Adler
Hptm Lothar Adler damaged by a gunner flying with Wt Off Lucas Gillardot
Fg Off Francis Bridoux damaged by Hptm Lothar Adler
Hptm Lothar Adler damaged by a gunner flying with Wt Off Lucas Gillardot
Fg Off Francis Bridoux damaged by Hptm Lothar Adler
Hptm Lothar Adler damaged by a gunner flying with Wt Off Lucas Gillardot
Fg Off Francis Bridoux damaged by Hptm Lothar Adler
Hptm Lothar Adler damaged by a gunner flying with Wt Off Lucas Gillardot
Fg Off Francis Bridoux damaged by Hptm Lothar Adler
On 24/05/1944 near Etretat.
A A-20B of 342 Squadron was brought down by Hptm Lothar Adler of I./JG1.
Fg Off Francis Bridoux was killed in action
Hptm Lothar Adler was flying a Fw 190 A-8.
Wt Off Francis Besse damaged by OFw Albrecht Scheiner
On 24/05/1944 near Etretat.
A A-20B of 342 Squadron was brought down by OFw Albrecht Scheiner of I./JG1.
Wt Off Francis Besse was killed in action
OFw Albrecht Scheiner was flying a Fw 190 A-8.
Wt Off Raymond Lacombrade damaged by OFw Konrad Ruhle
On 24/05/1944 near Etretat.
A A-20B of 342 Squadron was brought down by OFw Konrad Ruhle of I./JG1.
Wt Off Raymond Lacombrade was made a prisoner of war
OFw Konrad Ruhle was flying a Fw 190 A-6.
Wt Off Lucas Gillardot damaged by Hptm Lothar Adler
OFw Hugbert Kuechler damaged by Flt O Dale Carter
Wt Off Lucas Gillardot damaged by Hptm Lothar Adler
OFw Hugbert Kuechler damaged by Flt O Dale Carter
Wt Off Lucas Gillardot damaged by Hptm Lothar Adler
OFw Hugbert Kuechler damaged by Flt O Dale Carter
On 24/05/1944 near Etretat.
A Fw 190 A-8 of I./JG1 was brought down by Flt O Dale Carter of 50th Fighter Group.
The aircraft went down behind enemy lines.
Flt O Dale Carter was flying a P-47D-28.
Wt Off Lucas Gillardot damaged by Hptm Lothar Adler
OFw Konrad Ruhle damaged by Flt O Dale Carter
On 24/05/1944 near Yport.
A Fw 190 A-6 of I./JG1 was brought down by Flt O Dale Carter of 50th Fighter Group.
OFw Konrad Ruhle was killed in action
Flt O Dale Carter was flying a P-47D-28.
Hptm Lothar Adler damaged by 2nd Lt Steven Jones
On 24/05/1944 near Etretat.
A Fw 190 A-8 of I./JG1 was brought down by 2nd Lt Steven Jones of 50th Fighter Group.
The aircraft went down behind enemy lines.
2nd Lt Steven Jones was flying a P-47D-28.
OFw Hasso Spitz damaged by Wt Off Patrick Sixou
On 24/05/1944 near Selsey.
A Fw 190 A-8 of II./ZG 26 was brought down by Wt Off Patrick Sixou of 341 Squadron.
OFw Hasso Spitz was killed in action
Wt Off Patrick Sixou was flying a Spitfire Mk.IXe.
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by OFw Karl Denzel
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Wt Off Patrick Sixou damaged by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich
On 24/05/1944 near Selsey.
A Spitfire Mk.IXe of 341 Squadron was brought down by Ltn Ludwig Frohlich of II./ZG 26.
Wt Off Patrick Sixou was seriously wounded
Ltn Ludwig Frohlich was flying a Fw 190 A-8.
OFw Karl Denzel damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
On 24/05/1944 near Selsey.
A Fw 190 A-8 of II./ZG 26 was brought down by Wt Off Joe Actenot of 341 Squadron.
OFw Karl Denzel was made a prisoner of war
Wt Off Joe Actenot was flying a Spitfire Mk.IXe.
Ltn Ludwig Frohlich damaged by Wt Off Joe Actenot
Ltn Emmerich Demand damaged by Wt Off Jean Jack
On 24/05/1944 near Selsey.
A Fw 190 A-8 of II./ZG 26 was brought down by Wt Off Jean Jack of 341 Squadron.
Ltn Emmerich Demand was made a prisoner of war
Wt Off Jean Jack was flying a Spitfire Mk.IXe.
Ltn Ludwig Frohlich damaged by Wt Off Jean Jack
On 24/05/1944 near Selsey.
A Fw 190 A-8 of II./ZG 26 was brought down by Wt Off Jean Jack of 341 Squadron.
Ltn Ludwig Frohlich was killed in action
Wt Off Jean Jack was flying a Spitfire Mk.IXe.
Lt Reginald Harris damaged by OFw Albrecht Scheiner
OFw Albrecht Scheiner damaged by a gunner flying with Flt O David Nettles
Capt Charles Jones damaged by a gunner flying with 2nd Lt Oscar Hughes
OFw Albrecht Scheiner damaged by a gunner flying with 2nd Lt Juan Turner
Lt Reginald Harris damaged by OFw Albrecht Scheiner
On 24/05/1944 near Ventnor.
A B-26B-55 of 322nd Bomber Group was brought down by OFw Albrecht Scheiner of I./JG1.
Lt Reginald Harris was lightly wounded
OFw Albrecht Scheiner was flying a Fw 190 A-8.
Lt Alexander Collins damaged by a gunner flying with 2nd Lt Oscar Hughes
Lt Mark Ellis damaged by a gunner flying with Flt O David Nettles
Capt Charles Jones damaged by a gunner flying with 2nd Lt Juan Turner
Lt Mark Ellis damaged by a gunner flying with 2nd Lt Juan Turner
Capt Alexander Chapman damaged by OFw Albrecht Scheiner
B-26B-55 crashed.
On 24/05/1944 near Birling Gap.
A P-47D-28 of 50th Fighter Group crashed.
2nd Lt Steven Jones was seriously wounded
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On voulait plus de Luftwaffe, on a eu plus de Luftwaffe !
Du côté du 342sqn Lorraine, très dure défaite: les A20B ont été interceptés par des Fw190 à 20kms des côtes françaises. Les P47d d'escorte sont intervenus, mais trop tard: 4 A20s sur 5 ont été abattus et le seul survivant, le jeune Lucas Gillardot, a dû larguer ses bombes dans la mer et rebrousser chemin dans un avion très endommagé, dont le moteur gauche a rendu l'âme au milieu de la Manche. 3 Fw190s ont été descendus par les P47 de l'escorte.
Le A20 survivant après son atterrissage à Friston. Après seulement 2 missions, son pilote est d'ors et déjà considéré comme un miraculé dans l'escadrille !
Au 341sqn Alsace, tandis que les Marauders tournaient sans fin autour du point de RV, nos avions sont partis à la poursuite d'un groupe de Fw190S jabos. L'interception qui a suivi s'est soldée par la destruction des 4 Fw190s, mais pour la perte de notre meilleur pilote Patrick Sixou (DFC et 8 victoires aériennes). De leur côté, les Marauders ont aussi été attaqués par des Fw190s: l'un d'eux a été abattu et un autre s'est écrasé à l'atterrissage.
Le A20 éclopé qui rentrait vers l'Angleterre a été récupéré et guidé vers Friston par 2 Spitfires de l'Alsace qui se sont posés avec lui, après son atterrissage un peu limite (entre une tour de contrôle et un camion qui stationnait sur le taxiway). Pour les remercier d'avoir signalé une bombe restée accrochée sous son aile droite et qu'il a pu larguer avant son atterrissage, Lucas Gillardot a payé quelques bières à Jean Jack et à Joe Actenot en se racontant leurs aventures pour rejoindre la France Libre !