Re: Losses over Malta on 5.july 1942
 

Hi Juha,
thank you for the information on the loss of Uffz Schlitt, which is the name i mixed up with Schmitt!
Yes this is my man, nothing on the other two guys?

Best regs,
Steve.

Re: Losses over Malta on 5.july 1942
 

Steve: You are "hijacking" this thread-you might get a better result posting separately?

Re: Losses over Malta on 5.july 1942
 

Ju 88A-4, 5513, Schlitt, Uffz. Herbert, , 9., KG 77, gelbe E, 3Z+ET, , , 09-Jul-42, KIA with crew due to Flak. Crashed into house., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.10; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.402, , Callus Street, Mosta, Malta, 100%, F, B Uffz. Josef Forster, Bf Ogefr. Andreas Pollack & Bs Uffz. Franz Schmiedl, ,
Ju 88A-4, 142153, Kleimeier, Ltn. Friedrich, , 4., KG 77, weiße A, 3Z+AM, , , 09-Jul-42, MIA with crew due to Luftkampf with RAF fighters or Flak. F later reported KIA., WNr. 2153 per loss., Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.10; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.403, , (Venezia), 100%, F, B Ofw. Herbert Kühn, Bf Uffz. Klaus Witt & Bs Fw. Karl Schmidt, ,

Re: Losses over Malta on 5.july 1942
 

Hi thenelm, im very grateful for your help in identifying the crew members lost on 9.7.42. It really helps indeed. Many thanks.

Best regs,
Steve.

Re: Losses over Malta on 5.july 1942
 

Hello Steve
nothing to add to thenelm’s message on Kleimeier
on Oblt Behr
according to Shores’ Malta: The Spitfire Year 1942 p. 400: 3Z+GR flown by Oblt Erich Behr, the StaKa of 7 Staffel, who was reported lost with his crew.

HTH
Juha

Re: Losses over Malta on 5.july 1942
 

Many thanks Juha for your help, it is appreciated.

Steve.

Re: Losses over Malta on 5.july 1942
 

I am grateful for the help I received in this forum. The book I was working on as a co-author has been published by Helios Verlag in Germany. "Der Rest wurde am Boden zerstört" by Johannes Buchmann is a first-hand memoir about aspects of the air war in the Mediterranean and about Buchmann's escape from a Soviet POW camp in Austria. An American newspaper wrote Buchmann before the publishing of the book http://www.countytimes.com/articles/...c689186204.txt
The German publisher's listing: http://www.helios-verlag.com/autoren...ser_helios_pi2[showUid]=145&cHash=64570db3ba