AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

Gents,

Can anyone shed any light on flight 169 on 29.4.1945? Can not make out the street name in Berlin.

Straslandstraße?

The owner of the Leistungsbuch was a member of 8/KG 76 at the time.

Thanks in advance
Ian

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

LOL....just posted it and looked at the scan.....it's Saarlandstraße in Berlin. It was known as that from 1935 until 1947 apparently....now called Stresemannstraße.

/Ian

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

Hi Ian,

who's LB? Just curious.

John

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

With a bit of googling now I know the location on this particular date "Each pilot was assigned to attack a street in the vicinity of the Reichs Chancellery. My objective was Stresemannstrasse."

Of course then it was Saarlandstraße.....would be pretty hectic around that time I guess!

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

Stabsfeldwebel Karl Ballermann
As Obfw. II./ Kampf-Geschwader 76
19.03.1942 Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Interesting he was flying Do 217 with HS293 from Istres to Anzio and Nettuno January/February 1944......that wasn't KG 76.....need to fathom that out as well.

/Ian

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

Looks like he was also III/KG 100 flying Do 217.

His LS records sinkings on 26 and 29.1.1944.

On 29th HMS Spartan was sunk along with SS Samual Huntington...both I believe were around 7000 Brt and sunk by Hs 293 but Handelsschiff is mentioned so I presume SS Samual Huntington.

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

26.1.1944 is probably Transporter John Banyard (7191 BRT)
15.2.1944 is probably Liberty-Schiff Fort St. Nicolas (7154 BRT)? Reported sunk by U-410.

/Ian

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

Well...he sank one ship for sure......the imprint is on the back of his sign up papers......I wonder what happened to that?

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

FORT ST. NICOLAS was definitely sunk by U-410 at 15.22 hours on 15 February 1944. This happened a few hours before the aircraft of KG 100 carried out their attack at dusk, hitting the Liberty ship ELIHU YALE and the landing craft USS LCT-35 tied up alongside with a glide bomb.

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

hi,

interesting to see! many crews changed their job during last days of war. are there more flights with ar 234? too bad, that there are no markings mentioned...

all the best
jim

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

Thanks Rainer

/Ian

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

Jim,

I think there are 10 flights in total with AR 234.

/Ian

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

Thanks for sharing these genuine facts with us, definitely interesting details.

Martin

Re: AR 234 (8/KG76) missions Berlin 29.4.1945
 

Any further information regarding the 10 flights in the Ar 234? This would help add to the story of this a/c type, thanks in advance, Chris