Re: FW190a-3 /A4 AGr123 in France 1943 1944.
 

Just one question : could someone confirm date of loss ( and hour ) of Fw Oskar Sahre , was it 13 or 14 March 1943 ? Possibly shot down by a 486 Sq pilot ? The date ( 14 ) seems to match with a Luftwaffe loss near Fecamp , pilot still buried with plane.
Any suggestion is welcome !

Zorglub

Re: FW190a-3 /A4 AGr123 in France 1943 1944.
 

Hello Jim,

Where hv you found that one ??

Bf 109E-7 4972 Thüne, Uffz. Kurt 1.(F) 123 01-Sep-42 Injured in Bruchlandung. Kanal Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #4)-Vol. 6 near Romigei 70% F

Rémi

Re: FW190a-3 /A4 AGr123 in France 1943 1944.
 

Hi
this is a strange one ?
from memory thune crashed S/W england Jan 42 and was POW.
wrong pilot for 01-sep-42 ? or wrong year ?
cheers
Jerry

Re: FW190a-3 /A4 AGr123 in France 1943 1944.
 

Hi to all,

Kurt Thüne crash landed and overturned on return from reconnaissance flight over England on the 1st September 1941 not 1942. Please go to our website link below and see pictures of the overturned aircraft and one of Uffz. Thüne.

01.09.1941 1./(F)123 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7 Wnr.4972 Uffz Thuene

Kind regards,

Melvin

www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com

Re: FW190a-3 /A4 AGr123 in France 1943 1944.
 

Zorglub,

The details you require are the following:

13.03.1943 Reconnaissance Eastern side of the English Channel.
Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3/U4 Wnr.35346 Red 9 +
Fw. Oskar Sahre Erk:62524/131 Missing.

Shot down by F/Sgt. R. H. Fitzgibbon in a Typhoon of No. 486 NZ Sqdn. Aircraft lost in the Channel.

Regards,

Melvin

www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com

Re: FW190a-3 /A4 AGr123 in France 1943 1944.
 

Many thanks for the pictures Melvin ,

However Thomas/Shores and Foreman put F/S Fitzgibbon's claim on 14 March , not 13 , hence my problem .
At last we have a Fw190 with missing pilot lost either on 13 or 14 March 1943 here , most certainly downed in the morning .

Zorglub

Re: FW190a-3 /A4 AGr123 in France 1943 1944.
 

Hi 4./AG 123 also claimed some enemy aircraft, which will tell you some dates they were operatiing.

2nd June 1943 a mosquito at 1455 hrs Fw"Garve"
6th September 1943 B-17 at 1305 hrs Fw....cannot estalish name!
20th December 1943 P-47 1256 hrs X 2 Fw "Schuster"
20th December 1943 B-26 1258 hrs Fw "Schuster"
24th December 1943 B-26 1413 hrs Fw "Schuster"
24th December 1943 B-26 1413 hrs Fw....cannot estabilsh name!
5th January 1944 Spitfire 1555 hrs Fw....Cannot establish name!
8th June 1944 B-24 0800 hrs Fw Hans Schuster
10th June 1944 Spitfire 1737 hrs (100 metres altitude)Fw Hans Schuster

I really do suspect that those marked "Schuster" were by DKiG holder Hans Schuster!

Regards

Johannes