August 17, 1944, not approved victory

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B-26 declared lost on August 17, 1944 (current result of my works) :

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B-26 declared lost on August 16, 1944 (current result of my works) :

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Source : MACR

serial number	plane type or name	squadron	code	date lost	reason	mission lost on	pilot or crew
41-35019	B26C-20-MO	386 BG 552 BS	RG-	Aug. 16, 1944	crashlanded	?
42-96284	B26F-1-MA	386 BG 552 BS	RG-	Aug. 16, 1944	Flak	France	MACR 7647

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B-26 declared lost on August 18, 1944 (current result of my works) :

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Source : MACR

serial number	plane type or name	squadron	code	date lost	reason	mission lost on	pilot or crew
41-31953	B26B-30-MA "Buzz-N-Bitch II"	386 BG 552 BS	RG-T	Aug. 18, 1944	crashlanded	?
42-107736	B26C-45-MO	12 BG 17 BS	?	Aug. 18, 1944	?	?	MACR 7531
43-34211	B26G-1-MA	386 BG 554 BS	RU-	Aug. 18, 1944	Flak	Raimbeaucourt (59283)	MACR 7787

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B-26 declared lost on August 19, 1944 (current result of my works) :

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Source : MACR

serial number	plane type or name	squadron	code	date lost	reason	mission lost on	pilot or crew
42-107797	B26C-45-MO	12 BG 319 BS	?	Aug. 19, 1944	?	Rhone Valley ?	MACR 8007

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B-26 declared lost on August 20, 1944 (current result of my works) :

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Source : MACR

serial number	plane type or name	squadron	code	date lost	reason	mission lost on	pilot or crew
42-96010	B26B-50-MA	12 BG 17 BS	?	Aug. 20, 1944	?	?	MACR 7865
42-107728	B26C-45-MO	12 BG 17 BS	?	Aug. 20, 1944	?	?	MACR 7866
42-107735	B26C-45-MO	12 BG 17 BS	?	Aug. 20, 1944	?	?	MACR 7867

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The other twin-engined planes declared lost on August 17, 1944 (current result of my works) :

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Source : MACR

serial number	plane type or name	squadron	code	date lost	reason	mission lost on	pilot or crew
41-3468	A20B	12 BG 47 BS	?	Aug. 17, 1944	?	?	MACR 8091

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Description of this victory by Heinz Knoke and different information :

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	Heinz Knoke Informations	Personal comments
Source	I flew for the f... page 165
Date	August 17, 1944
Type of claimed plane	Marauder
Place of the interception
Crash Location
Marauder's Presumed mission	"...the runway suddenly erupts in geysers of earth, just when we return from opérations against the advancing American tanks and are about to land. Then I notice , shimering in the hot sky overhead, a pack of some twelve Marauders."	Doubtless the objective of bombers was Ballancourt's airfield. Any information, plans, photos concerning this airfield would be the welcomes, Thank you beforehand !
Schedule	"In the evening... ... just when we return from opérations ... ...and are about to land. We attack them, although fuel is running dangerously low."	Ballancourt's takeoff and landing to Brétigny.
Weather report		Clear sky and very warm temperature.
Knoke's Unit	III./JG1
Description of the fight	"In the eveningthe runway suddenly erupts in geysers of earth, just when we return from opérations against the advancing American tanks and are about to land. Then I notice , shimering in the hot sky overhead, a pack of some twelve Marauders. We attack them, although fuel is running dangerously low. Three are shot down by my men ; a fourth is credited to me."
Detail 1	"We are obliged to land at Bretigny, because of the number of deep crater-pits in our runway. Durind the night the squadron is moved to Marolles."	In August, 1944 3 airfields were allocated to the JG1: Brétigny-sur-Orge, Ballancourt-sur-Essonne, Marolles-en-Hurepoix. If Knoke's Unit landed to Bretigny then moved to Marolles one can deduct from it that the bombarded airfield was that of Ballancourt.

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