He 111 Lost 23.6.41 KG53
 

Hi can anybody help with a He111 loss 23.6.41 Russian campaign.

He 111 3/KG53 flown by Fw Wilhelm Endress, also Staffelkapt.
Hptm. Otmar Hirschauer and 3 nco's believed missing.

Looking for the a/c identity and circumstances surrounding the loss.

Best regs,
Steve.

Re: He 111 Lost 23.6.41 KG53
 

HE111H-5 4060 A1+HL near Zelwa, cause unknown

Dragsich johann ge bf T
Endress wilhelm fw f X
Funke heinrich fw bo X
Hertle josef fw bf X
Hirschauer ottmar hpt b X


Do you hv more ???

Rémi

Re: He 111 Lost 23.6.41 KG53
 

Thanks very much for the information Remi, im very grateful,
Have i more? ... Yes indeed, if you can help?

17.6.41 Stab/KG53
Fw Hans Abe,
Fw Adolf Schoorrmann,
Uffz Janissen,
Uffz Schumacher
All killed in action, following ops? A/c identity and Circumstances req!

24.7.41 4/KG53
Uffz Ludwig Baron f
Lt Kurt Sachse Bo
Gefr Horst Buhrle Bf
Uffz Karl Schmelzle Bs
All killed when a/c crashed.

Any help with either of these two losses greatfully accepted.

best regs,
steve.

Re: He 111 Lost 23.6.41 KG53
 

Former must have been an accident as it is before Barbarossa. 24 Jul loss was an H-6, Wk Nr 4105 which crashed in an accident at Orscha. Another crew member was wounded (Uffz Richard Wagner-BM)

Re: He 111 Lost 23.6.41 KG53
 

Morning Chris,
thanks very much for the info, also for the extra man in Baron's crew which i didn't have.

One final query if i may,
29.6.41
He111H-3 A1+CT W.Nr 6932 9/KG53 sht dn by flak Kalinkowitsch.
The crew were reported to have returned to base, can anybody shed any light ,onto the names of the crew?
Possibly that of Hptm Lehmann?

Also the same day and same unit, 3 Nco's were reported MIA.
Could this be related to the above loss?? Or a separate incident!

Gefr. Joachim Dombrowski Bf,
Fw Jakob Burghardt Bs,
Uffz August Rothbauer Bs.

Any help would be really appreciated.
Steve.

Re: He 111 Lost 23.6.41 KG53
 

This was Lehmann's ac shot down by Flak at Kalinkowitsch. The beobachter, Uffz Willi Hildenbrandt, was wounded, the other 3 listed were missing

Re: He 111 Lost 23.6.41 KG53
 

Thank you very much Chris for the confirmation.
The other three missing you say, are these from Lehmann's crew?
Are the two connected.

Best regs,
Steve.

Re: He 111 Lost 23.6.41 KG53
 

Just one aircraft lost and the 3 missing are the ones you listed

Re: He 111 Lost 23.6.41 KG53
 

Hi Chris, thanks for finalising this particular query.
Your help is much appreciated.

Rgs,
Steve.