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Horst Kube

25th April 2007 13:34

Re: The last kill of WW2?

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Originally Posted by Leo Etgen (Post 41742)

Hello all

Nice thread with much interesting information. I thought that perhaps some of you would find the following artwork by Jerry Boucher illustrative :D It depicts the victory by Oberleutnant Fritz Stehle mentioned by Ota. www.hsgalleries.com/gallery04/me262jb_1.htm

Horrido!

Leo

Before Walter Schuck took off on 8th of May 1945 in a Me 108 at about 6.00 pm in Saaz (Zatec) heading for Fassberg, he saw the last of the few Me 262 from JG 7 go out at around 5.00 pm - among them Fritz Stehle. He met him again in the camp of Fassberg and also later in the fiftees, but Stehle did not claim a shoot down or mention any contact with opponents for that day to Walter.

Cheers, Horst

Evgeny Velichko

3rd March 2008 23:47

Re: The last kill of WW2?

Hi all!

Are there any details of that victory? Any combat report?

RossGmann

16th March 2008 14:51

Re: The last kill of WW2?

Last RAAF Flying loss

Cecil Roy Morgan Ricketts

Rank Warrant Officer

Service Number 429384

Unit 2 Sqn

Service RAAF

Conflict 1939-1945

Date of Death 15 September 1945

Place of Death Borneo

Cause of Death Flying Battle

Source AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force

Kind regards
Ross

Skyraider3D

16th March 2008 23:34

Re: The last kill of WW2?

One story I heard of the last air-to-air kill in Europe (at least for the USAAF) was an incident where a Piper Cub and a Fieseler Storch met eachother. The pilots fired at eachother with their handguns and the Cub pilot was victorious, apparently capturing the crew as well.

Just found this after a quick Google: http://www.historicaviation.com/historicaviation/product_info.po;jsessionid=x4PqWpK7Rc0yiNtdA35yPv_ Q(CgqOmhPi)?ID=2883

And from the NASM website: In another remarkable encounter, an L-4 entered into a dogfight with a Fiesler Storch (the German equivalent of the L-4) with each of the two-man crews shooting at each other with their side-arms. Lt. Duane Francis, pilot of the L-4, succeeded in shooting down the Storch, and even captured the crew.

Evgeny Velichko

2nd April 2008 05:12

Re: The last kill of WW2?

Date?

Skyraider3D

2nd April 2008 10:53

Re: The last kill of WW2?

Not sure, that's the problem :)
I once read it was on the morning of 8 May '45, but somewhere else it said it was late April, which wouldn't make any sense.

CJE	2nd April 2008 11:26

Re: The last kill of WW2?

As the fightings around Prague lasted a few more days after VE-Day, including Vlassov's army, I wonder if extra "kills" did not go off the records at that time.

Michal R.

2nd April 2008 19:40

Re: The last kill of WW2?

Grigoriy Golubiev (I am not sure that this is right transcription from Czech, there is name Grigorij Goluběv) from 16.GIAP claimed Do 217 shot down near Prague on 9. May 1945. He flew in P-39Q.

Horst Kube

3rd April 2008 18:10

Re: The last kill of WW2?

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Originally Posted by Michal R. (Post 62947)

Grigoriy Golubiev (I am not sure that this is right transcription from Czech, there is name Grigorij Goluběv) from 16.GIAP claimed Do 217 shot down near Prague on 9. May 1945. He flew in P-39Q.

Very doubtful to believe, that a Luftwaffe Do 217 still was "operating" on the 9th of May 45 in the region of Prague...

Michal R.

3rd April 2008 21:24

Re: The last kill of WW2?

I have few details about this. Only other is that Do 217 attempted escape to Americans form some field airport. It is possible, because first Russian tanks arrived to Prague on 9 May.

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