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(Special Interest Group Luftwaffe in Norway)
In Norway
11.4.40
II/JG 77 arrives Kjevik (Norway). 4 staffel returns to Aalborg to support Lutzov
12.4.40
5. and 6. staffel engage 12 Hampden planes from 44. and 50. Sqd who were bombing the docks in Kristiansand. 6 Hampden was downed and 5 Bf 109 was destroyed. Later, another Hudson was shot down of a "rotte" on patrol.
In this period SS Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heidrich appeared dressed as an Luftwaffe pilot to get some "fronterfahrung"
15.4.40
2 Hudsen planes was downed at the south coast. II/JG 77 begin to spread to air bases in Southern Norway.
24.4.40
Unit base at Kjevik. 4.staffel at Sola. Planes from 5 staffel shoot down two Hudsen.
30.4.40
4.staffel from Sola shoot down two Blendheims from 110 Sqd. Later also an Wellington.
1.5.40
4. staffel from Sola engage Hudsen planes bombing Stavanger and shoot down 1
4.Staffel moves to Vaernes and the rest of II/JG 77 arrives at Sola
9.5.40
Stab II Kjevik 4/JG 77 Kjevik 16 planes 13 operative 5/JG 77 Sola 13 planes 10 operative 6/JG 77 Vaernes 12 planes 10 operative
13.5.40
Reinhard Heidrich crash his plane during take off (unhurt)
24.5.40 Stab II Kjevik 4/JG77 Kjevik 18 planes 15 operative 5/JG77 Sola 14 planes 11 operative 6/JG77 Vaernes 14 planes 11 operative
27.5.40
6 staffel engage Blenheim from 154 Sqd. and shoot down one. One pilot wounded
30.5.40
5 staffel shoot down an Hudsen from 269 Sqd.
4.6.40
II/186 begin to arrive Norway (Gardermoen)
11.6.40
4 staffel engage Hudsens from 269 Sqd. No success
6/186 moves to Vaernes.
13.6.40
4 staffel and 4 planes from I/ZG 76 engage 10 -15 Skua from 800. and 803 Sqd, and shoot down 5 .
15.6.40
5 staffel shoot down 3 Hudsen from 233 Sqd.
II/1186 reports an strength of 39 Bf 109 E with base at Vaernes.
19.6.40
4/186 moves from Gardermoen to Lade (Trondheim.)
21.6.40
Parts of II/JG 77 engage British planes hunting Scharnhorst. 7 British planes was shoot down. An "rotte" from II/186 shoot down an Sunderland West of Hardangerfjord .
22.6.40
4/JG 77 Værnes 5/JG 77 Kjevik 6/JG 77 Sola5 staffel loose an pilot who flew into an cliff near Flekkefjord. II/186 reports an strength of 39 planes at Trondheim.
24.6.40
4/JG 77 shoot down an Blenheim over Sola.
5.7.40
II/186 are renamed to III/JG 77
6.7.40
One Blenheim shoot down at stavanger by planes from 6 staffel
III/JG 77 reports an strength of 27 Bf 109 at Trondheim
9.7.40
Stab and 5 staffel engage Blenheim over Sola. 6 Blenheim shoot down and one Bf lost . 9/JG 77 moves to Aalborg
10.7.40
8/JG 77 moves to Vaernes.
22.7.40
4/JG 77 moves to Mandal
Part of 8/JG 77 shoot down an Sunderland near Trondheim and loose one Bf.
25.7.40
III/JG 77 begins to move back to Germany
31.7.40
2 Blenheim shoot down, 1 by 5 staffel and one by 9 staffel
13.8.40
5 staffel moves to Aalborg and shoot down 15 Blenheim.
II/JG 77 reports an strength of 43 Bf 109 E at Sola.(Stab)
27.8.40
6 staffel shoot down an Blenheim west of Egersund
8.9.40
4 staffel shoot down two Hudson
one "Schwarm" from 4 staffel moves to Herdla near Bergen.
9.9.40
Hptm Franz Heinz Lange replace Hptm Karl Hentschel as Gruppenkomandore.
13.9.40
Two Skua are shoot down over Bergen by 4 staffel from Herdla. One Blenheim shoot down by 4 staffel from Mandal
28.9.40
One Hudson shoot down by 4 staffel near Herdla
3.10.40
One Hudson shoot down over Bergen by 4 staffel
12.10.40
5 staffel loose an pilot in a crash
14.10.40
One Hudson shoot down by Stab
20.10.40
Two Blenheim shoot down, one by 6. and one by 4.
23.10.40
5. staffel moves to Sola.
24.10.40
En Hudson shoot down by 6 staffel. Uffz Frøba from 4 staffel crash in Sweden due to bad navigation. Returns some months later
26.10.40
3 Beaufort shoot down near Bergen by 4 staffel. Two Bf lightly damaged
31.10.40
En Hudson shoot down at the West cost
9.11.40
II/JG 77 begins to move to Brest to guard the French West cost