Schnaufer 66th Kill
 

Hi all,

I am searching all kind of information about Oblt Schnaufers 66th Kill:
may 21/22, 1944

best regards,
Wim Govers

VVG-Mol
www.battleforthelocks.be
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Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill
 

550 Sqn Lancaster DV 309 BQ S shot down during a raid on Duisburg s.E. of Mol/Westerlo at 01:34. Crew F/S Hinde, Sgt Whittick, Sgt Hughes, F/S Sharland, Sgt Davies, Sgt Young, Sgt Beacham, all killed.

Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill
 

Hello Wim,

according to the Bomber Command Loss Card the loss of the Lancaster DV309 was documented in the German Luftgaumeldung, Abschußnummer/casualty no. KE 8640.
In the loss card is noted:
Place of loss … 3 km northwest Tongerlo, 10 km southeast Herentals
Cause of loss … probably night-fighter
Airframe % destroyed … 100%
How aircraft landed … exploded with bombs in the air.

Regards
Leo

Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill
 

Hello,

Take a look here:

http://www.550squadronassociation.or...V309/index.php

Col.

Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill
 

Hello,

Heinz Schnaufer made his 66th victory on 22.05.1944 at 1.34, 3 km southeast of Mol.

Lancaster DV 309 `BQ-S´/550 Sqn. was his 67th victory on 22.05.1944 at 1.51, 10 km south of Herentals.

You can read this in the exellent book "Nachtspook van Sint-Truiden - De biografie van Heinz Schnaufer en zijn bemanning", by Wim Govaerts.

I have checked this in the Leistungsbuch of Fritz Rumpelhardt and Flugbuch of Heinz Schnaufer.

Regards,
René

Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill
 

Luftwaffe nightfighter claims and Boiten have it as his 66th kill, the 67th kill at Herentals was a 626 sqn Lancaster ND964.

Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill
 

hi,
460 squadron also lost a lancaster in that night even at the same time. why could this not be one of schnaufer´s victory?
all the best
jim

Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill
 

Hello Jim,

I have matched the 460 Sqn loss to the following claim:

Hptm. Heinz Strüning: 42 3./NJG1 Lancaster N. Turnhout: 5.300 m. 01.32 460 Sqn Lancaster LL951

Cheers, Theo

Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill
 

hi theo,

ok ... but no-one can say it for sure, if the two losses and the two claims are matching?!? we have two nearly exactly times and nearly exactly two towns where the lancasters were lost...

all the best
jim