lV/NJG5 Rennes France March/April 1943.
 

'Princes of Darkness' by Claire Rose Knott states that lV/NJG5 was based at Rennes in France in March/April 1943 to help protect the U-Boat bases.

A photo of a Ju88 captioned as belonging to a detachment of lV/5 is in Aders 'History of the German Night Fighter Force'. The fuselage code appears to be a large C9+V?.

Are any other photos of this unit's a/c known to exist?

Is it known if Prince zu Sayn Wittgenstein was stationed at Rennes at this time? It is not clear from Knott's book.

Thanks for any replies.

RH

Re: lV/NJG5 Rennes France March/April 1943.
 

Hello,

I can confirm that IV./NJG 5 must have been in that area, because Hptm. Walter Fenske, Staffelkapitän 11./NJG 5, shot down a Stirling in the night of 14/15-6-1943 approx. 12 km SE of Rennes.

I do not know / have not researched the whereabouts of the IV./NJG 5 because my main interest is the I./NJG 1 and Venlo airfield in WW-2.

Best wishes, Marcel Hogenhuis

Re: lV/NJG5 Rennes France March/April 1943.
 

Thank you Marcel,
Robert

Re: lV/NJG5 Rennes France March/April 1943.
 

Hello,

I handled the loss of Stirling 15 June 1943. And I had information on Hptm. Walter Fenske and 11./NJG 5.
On June 14, 1943, the 11th Staffel was based on the airfield Nantes-Chateau Bougon.

http://www.absa39-45.com/15%20juin%2...__juin_43.html
http://www.absa39-45.com/15%20juin%2043/njg5.html

Re: lV/NJG5 Rennes France March/April 1943.
 

Thank you Dan.