Lt. Horst Baldauf 2.(F)/22 recce - information on loss?
 

Anyone has details on the loss of Lt. Horst Baldauf, born May 24, 1920 in Hainichen/Saxonia, 2.(F)/22, MIA on June 10, 1944 near Winnyzja/Ukraine: Crew members, details of aircraft (Ju 88 D-1?)...?

Thanks a lot.

Greetings,
ghost

Unfortunately, this is all that is available in DeZeng and Stankey's Lufftaffe Officer Career Summaries:
BALDAUF
, Horst. (DOB: 24.05.20 in Hainichen near Jena). (W.B.K. Chemnitz II). (R, DKG).
21.09.42 Uffz., awarded Ehrenpokal. 01.03.43 promo to Lt.(Kr.O./Ln.).
24.06.43 Lt., awarded DKG, 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 11. 10.06.44 Lt., 2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 22 KIA during recce mission over theVinnitsa/Ukraine area. 08.08.44 Lt., posthumously awarded Ritterkreuz, which he was nominated for while serving in Aufklärungsgruppe 22.

There is also a Facebook post about him (in German) which claims that his fate hasn't been possible to clarify: https://www.facebook.com/DasRitterkr...0736774375674/

Re: Lt. Horst Baldauf 2.(F)/22 recce - information on loss?
 

1944-06-10, 2.(F)/22, Ju 88 D-1, 430648, 4N+EK, (Raum Rybnica-Perwomaisk-Nikolajew-Odessa)
Lt Baldauf, Horst, vermißt
Uffz Fuchs, Paul, vermißt
Ofw Mink, Wilhelm, vermißt
Ofw Rückert, Joachim, vermißt
Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %. Start 11.55.

Matti

Re: Lt. Horst Baldauf 2.(F)/22 recce - information on loss?
 

Thank you Teresa for checking, thank you Matti - most excellent, that's exactly what I was after!


ghost