Α Ju 52 loss in North Greece
 

Hi, I just found this unknown loss of a Ju 52
29/09/1944, Ju 52 /3m. Serial Nr: 130934
Unit: 16./Fl.Verb.G 2.
destroyed by Flak fire
North Greece at the mouth of Strymon river
Crew:
FF. Fhr. Merz, Walter - POW
Ogfr. Stamm, Friedrich - POW
Fw. Ahlemann, Hans-Joachim - (+)
Ogfr. Otte, Rudolf - (+)


Is there anything else known about this loss?

Re: Α Ju 52 loss in North Greece
 

Michael Balss gives the location as Serres (westl. der Struma). Die Struma may have corresponded to the Strymon river.

Fhr. Merz, Walter; verw., KG. Merz ausgetauscht (i.e., prisoner exchange); M.S.: Belgrad, südlich.

(Bf) Ogfr. Stamm, Friedrich [KG]
(Bw) Fw. Ahlemann, Hans-Joachim [gef.] / (Bs) Ogfr. Otte, Rudolf [gef.]

Regards,
Sinisa

Re: Α Ju 52 loss in North Greece
 

Both dead are registered by the Volksbund database for 29 September 1944 with the death locations given as "westl.d.Struma, i.d.Höhe v. Serra" for Ahlemann and "westl.d.Struma i.d.Höhe v.Serra,Serrai" for Otte.

Re: Α Ju 52 loss in North Greece
 

Location is given as Southwest of Belgrad, but with these new data, along the Struma/Strymon river in the northern prefectur of Serres Greece all seems clear, whre hv you found your data Byron ??
100 % fit now ??

Rémi

Re: Α Ju 52 loss in North Greece
 

Hi all,
Fishermen informed diver friends about the existence of this Ju 52 wreck in the mouth of Strymon river, some 62 m deap.

They organized a dive but the visibility is there unfavorable. The wreck seems to be transferred there by other fishing boats.
Missing is the cockpit, a part of one wing, part of the tail and one of wing motors