 On 4 May 1941, the "Geschwaderstab" was sent back into combat along the Channel Coast.On 7 May 1941, Lützow's Bf 109 F-2 ("Werknummer" 8117—factory number) suffered minor damage in combat when his tail surfaces were shot up.Operating from Saint-Pol-Brias until 8 June, the "Geschwaderstab" flew missions over southern England and the English Channel without filing any claims or sustaining any losses.