Losses over Malta on 5.july 1942
 

One more heavy day of steel-rain over Malta, but very few losses if any, heavy fights also for the fighters I.JG77+ II.JG53, seems just on the 5 to 6. night KG77 suffered a loss + an other one the day after..
Anything to add ???

Is there anything written on the Kgr.606 +806 ??

Remi

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Ju 88A-4,140188, Penningdorf, Hptm. Hans, KGr. 806, 05-Jul-42, Stkp. Injured in crash on take-off. 2 others injured., Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.10
Catania, 100%, F

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Many thks John,

Further on the 606+806 is there any litterature existing ??

Remi

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In Rogers Battle over Malta it's an unidentified Ju88 lost during the night of 5/6 july 1942 that crashed near Mgarr with 2 bodies arond the wreckage.Tthe only claimant was P/O Neville Reeves of 89 sqn on Beaufighter

Alessandro

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I know I am a little late to this topic. But I hope participants will still follow the thread. I am working on a memoir with one of the survivors of this particular crash. I would like to know the source of the information you posted here and if the spelling of the name of the Hauptmann involved is correct. I like to add that by crossreferencing my information and some information in this forum I determined that one of the survivors of this crash died on February 2, 1943 during a mission http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?p=102224
That person would be Karl Mach, who by the way was a relative of this gentleman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Mach

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Thank you very much.

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Is this the loss you need?
Ju 88A-4, 5729, Behlau, Hptm. Leo, , 6., KG 77, gelbe F, 3Z+FP, , , 06-Jul-42, Stkp. MIA with crew due to Luftkampf with Beaufighter from 89 Sq. (P/O Reeves & Sgt. O'Leary)., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.10; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.391, , bei Zammitello Palace, Mgarr, Malta, 100%, F, B Fw. Paul Pohler, Bf Fw. Karl Kraus & Bs Uffz. Paul Jaffke, ,

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Hi thenhelm, do you have any information on the loss of the following aircrew for early july 1942 lost over Malta.

Oblt Behr 8.7.42
Lt Kleimeier 9.7.42
Uffz Schmitt 9.7.42

Any other further losses from this unit would be welcome, if possible.

Best regs,
Steve.

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Hello Steve
nothing on Schmitt but according to Shores’ Malta: The Spitfire Year 1942 p. 402 around 0900 AA shot down Uffz. Herbert Schlitt’s 3Z+ET of 9/KG 77 which crashed in flames in Callus Street, Mosta with the loss of all the crew.

HTH
Juha

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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.

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

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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, ,

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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.

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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

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Many thanks Juha for your help, it is appreciated.

Steve.

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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