after hearing Peters response several days ago I sent him another mail about averages of Ju 88G-6's from his gruppe taking off on RAF intercepts per night as well as the weather restrictions if any that his gruppe would have to face..........it is 25F dark and ice-fog at my little home..... Miserable weather in any case, can you imagine trying to get the coat of white off your wings, warm the engines and then flying through that terrible stuff to get to altitude not knowing what was ahead or above you ?

December 12/13, 1944

7 Bf 110G-4's are lost with another 4 Ju 88G's and 1 Bf 109G-14/AS from 2./NJG 11 crashing due to action with 4-engines, the pilot bailed out wounded. At least 3 110's went down due to motor malfunctions/fires. 2 Bf 110G-4's from 9./NJG 1 are shot down by RAF Mosquito nf.'s, and 1 Ju 88G-1 from 6./NJG 4 is shot down over it's airfield at Gütersloh by an 85th squad Mossie XXX: VY-Z by the famous pilot S/L Burbridge. All three LW crewmen were killed.............