eBay: Walter Ditsch + 01-05-42
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Re: eBay: Walter Ditsch + 01-05-42
Hi,
Looking through Chris Shores Mediterranean Air War volume 2 he states very limited Luftwaffe losses for 1st May 1942. Can anyone confirm if Ditsch was killed member of KGrzbV 400 crew or part of 1/LG 1 Ju 88 crew of L1+TL with Uffz. Kurt Beer? Thanks Rick |
Re: eBay: Walter Ditsch + 01-05-42
Don't know if anyone can confirm Ditsch was crew member f LG1 Ju88?
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Re: eBay: Walter Ditsch + 01-05-42
Ditsch was not with Uffz Kurt Beer:
1942-05-01, 3./LG 1, Ju 88 A-4, 142035, L1+TL, Hart nordöstlich Port Said Flugzeugführer Uffz Beer, Kurt, vermißt Beobachter Ogfr Gebhard, Herbert, vermißt Bordfunker Ogfr Fechner, Herbert, vermißt Bordschütze Uffz Schulz, Heinz, vermißt Unbekannt um 03.00 Uhr. Bruch 100 %. It is possible that he was with this: 1942-05-01, 1./KGr.z.b.V. 400, Ju 52/3m, 40 km nördlich Agedabia Beobachter Uffz Tenner, Ernst, verletzt Bordschütze Ogfr Müller, Franz, + Jägerbeschuß. Bruch ? %. Matti |
Re: eBay: Walter Ditsch + 01-05-42
Ditsch belonged to Sonder.Kdo Ju 52 MS (1./Minensuch-Gr. 1 d.Lw.) and was killed "Bei Aetna/Bengasi" on 1 May 1942.
Matti |
Re: eBay: Walter Ditsch + 01-05-42
Was this a mine searching unit?
Was his aircraft shot down? |
Re: eBay: Walter Ditsch + 01-05-42
Yes, Minensuch means mine searching or minesweeping (Google translator) and no, I don't know how he was killed. I am not keeping any info hiding in my closet. If I don't tell something, I don't have that info.
Matti |
Re: eBay: Walter Ditsch + 01-05-42
Thanks Matti for confirmation
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Re: eBay: Walter Ditsch + 01-05-42
Hello,
On page 48 of Heinz Nowarra's, Minensuchgruppe Mausi mit der Tante Ju in den Kampfeinsatz (Flugzeug Publikations, 1995), there appears a photograph depicting two graves in the Western Desert. One cross is marked Flugzeugfuhrer Fw. Walter Ditsch, the other, Bordmechaniker Uffz Richard Lachmann. Both crosses have the emblem of Minensuchgruppe 1 on them, The other details on the crosses are difficult to make out, but the picture caption reads: Sie fielen in Einsatz mit Ju 52/MS in NordAfrika. Any comments? Col. |
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