Ta-152 vs Tempest - The Most Famous Combat of the 'Ultimate' German Fighter

On 14 April 1945, several Ta-152 fighters were scrambled from their base at Neustadt-Glewe to intercept some Hawker Tempests strafing targets at the nearby town of Ludwigslust. The exact number of involved airplanes and even the outcome is not agreed upon by various sources describing the battle. Can we get to the bottom of this? Check out in this video.

Sources:
- Dietmar Hermann - Focke-Wulf Ta 152: The Story of the Luftwaffe's Late-War, High-Altitude Fighter
https://amzn.to/48GnBMR
- Marek Murawski - Focke-Wulf Ta 152 (Monographs)
https://amzn.to/4aURon8
- Willi Reschke - Jagdgeschwader 301/302 "Wilde Sau": In Defense Of The Reich with the Bf 109, Fw 190 and Ta 152
https://amzn.to/3TO6nsN
- Marek Murawski - JG 301 "Wilde Sau"
https://amzn.to/3tI363z
- Falke Eins - Towards perfection? The Focke Wulf (Tank) Ta 152
https://falkeeins.blogspot.com/2010/04/towards-perfection-tank-ta-152-reschke.html
- Ludwigslust Aerial Combat - A case of an over-hyped fighter plane and a “mythical” fight
http://clocloz.altervista.org/history/wwii/aviation/ludwigslust/Ludwigslust_aerial_combat_14-4-1945.html

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"Interloper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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