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Leutnant Franz GÄRTNER

Hallo,
please do you know about military service of Leutnant Franz GÄRTNER ??
He was propably member of JG 52 and later EJG 1.

I have short police report about his flight from Bautzen to Königgrätz on 20 febr 1945 and emergency landing of his Bf 109 "yellow 12".

Re: Leutnant Franz GÄRTNER

There at least two references to him in 1944 JG 52 losses. Looks like his FB is out there somewhere:

Bf 109G-6, , Gärtner, Ofhr. Franz, , , 5., JG 52, weiße, 12 + -, , , 11-Apr-44, Crashed while landing., , Ostfront, Barbas, II./JG 52 p.319; FB, , Fl.Pl. Kap Chersonez, b, F, , ,
Bf 109G-6, 410120, Gärtner, Ofhr. Franz, , , 5., JG 52, schwarzes, 6 + -, , , 17-Mar-44, Injured in Bauchlandung., Fast says 'schwarze 2'., Ostfront, Barbas, II./JG 52 p.319; FB; Fast, JG 52, IV, p.122, , südlich Naindorf/Kamenz Podolskij, b, F, , ,