ME109 shoot down during plane service flight at Rothenberg (Odenwald District)
 

Hello,
due anybody have information about a Me109 where was shoot down from enemy fighter at the small City Rothenberg in the Odenward district near the City Beerfelden and Eberbach (Neckar River)
crash time: 1943/44
emergency belly landing.
crew status: injured, view days later dead in hospital
maibe the pilot was from the City Darmstadt
Thanks for your help
regards Klaus

Re: ME109 shoot down during plane service flight at Rothenberg (Odenwald District)
 

Could be this:
1944-12-02, 12./JG 3, Bf 109G-14, 464106, 14 blaue, 2 km südöstlich Rothenberg, 13 km südlich Beerfelden, 30 km nördlich Koblenz, Absturz um 11.25 Uhr nach Luftkampf Raum Koblenz. Bruch 100 %.
FF Fw Jochim, Karl, verletzt (Fw Jochim am 1944-12-03 seinen Verletzungen erlegen)

Best regards,

Matti

Re: ME109 shoot down during plane service flight at Rothenberg (Odenwald District)
 

Hi all

A little thing, Rothenberg is not in the north of Koblenz, but many south of this area. Exactly it is 13km SO Beerfelden, and 35km O Mannheim.

JoMe

Re: ME109 shoot down during plane service flight at Rothenberg (Odenwald District)
 

Sorry, that I didn't check with map. However, I checked now my files. 2 km südöstlich Rothenberg, 13 km südlich Beerfelden is location given in NVM. Location 30 km nördlich Koblenz has been earlier in my files with this loss. It comes from some other source (which I don't remember) and I have unfortunately left it in my table, when adding a more exact location. Please ignore that old location and stay with NVM location, which should be correct.

Best regards,

Matti

Re: ME109 shoot down during plane service flight at Rothenberg (Odenwald District)
 

Hello Matti,
i think this is the Pilot.
Thank you very much for your help.
regards
Klaus