A bad day for the JG 2

[Danelov]

Coming back to the combat the Aug 11, 1940. In detail:

Hour: Between 10.20 and 11.20 hours(11.20 and 12.20 for the Luftwaffe)
Weather: Fair in morning.
Area: Portland-Isle of Wight-Swanage-Weymouth.

Luftwaffe(Luftflotte III)Units:

JG 2(Stab I, Gruppe I, Gruppe II, Gruppe III)
JG 27(Gruppe I, Gruppe II, Gruppe III)
JG 53(Stab III, Gruppe I, Gruppe II, Gruppe III)
ZG 2(67 Bf 110)(Gruppe I and III)

KG 54(56 Ju 88A-1)(Gruppe I and III)
KG 27(20 He 111)

RAF units

152 Sqn(Spitfire)(Warmwell)
609 Sqn(Spitfire)(Middle Wallop)
1 Sqn (Hurricane)(Northolt)
87 Sqn (Hurricane)(Exeter)
145 Sqn(Hurricane)(Westhampnett)
213 Sqn(Hurricane)(Exeter)
238 Sqn(Hurricane)(Middle Wallop)
601 Sqn(Hurricane)(Tangmere)

Luftwaffe kill Claims

JG 2

11 Spitfires, 8 Hurricanes and 2 Curtiss

JG 27

3 Spitfires and 2 Hurricanes

JG 53

8 Spitfires

ZG 2

unknown

Total Spitfire claims: 22
Total Hurricane claims: 10

Lufwaffe losses

10 Bf 109(8 JG 2, 2 JG 27)
5 Bf 110(Including Maj Ott, Gruppekommandeur of I./ZG 2)
5 Ju 88
1 He 111

RAF Losses

14 Hurricanes(2x 145, 4 x 238, 2 x 213, 4 x 601, 1 x 1 and 1 x 87)
1 Spitfire(one Spitfire of the 152 Sqn)(eh yes sir)

The Spitfire kills overclaims by the Bf 109 pilots is near to be scandalous(And we dont know the number maybe claimed also by the ZG 2). Claimed 22 Spitfires for only one really shot down, is really a confirmation of the "Spitfire Syndrome" by the Luftwaffe. The Messerschmitts pilots see Spitfires also in the soup...The good old Hurricane in silence and few fanfarre accounted for a hugue number of Bf 109 destroyed, including aces like Hptm Horst Tietzen from 5./JG 51.

Curious also claims for Curtiss, and one was by Oblt Helmut Wick, not exactly a rookie.