Ju 52 loss 1940
 

Anybody has Details for a JU 52 loss, I think May 1940, near "Vaux-les-Rosières“ Belgium, got this Foto without a Date only "Vaux-les-Rosières“.
Greetings Peglar

Re: Ju 52 loss 1940
 

Hi,

10.05.1940 at 12.30 ju52 3m, transportstaffel Fliegerkorps ff ofw Werner Jung
Ogfr. Josef hatting, gefr. Walter pollmann, all kia, crashed and burned out
Lg sis

Re: Ju 52 loss 1940
 

Hi Peglar,

This was one of the Ju52's that supplied the airborne troops of Operation NiWi early on May 10. These troops had been flown in by Fi156's, although it became a slight mess due to navigation errors.
Grande-Rosière (or Rosière-le-Grand) is 2km NW of Nives. This a/c landed around noon to supply the ground troops brought in by the Fi156's, but was surprised by a Chasseur Ardennais T-13 tank that destroyed the Ju52 with its canon.
In total 3 Ju52’s were lost as part of Operation Niwi: the one at Grande-Rosière, one at Chaumont (some 10 km E of Nives) and one at Witry, all of them between 12.00 and 2.00 p.m.

Nice to have a picture of this aircraft!

Regards, Pieter

Re: Ju 52 loss 1940
 

Sis and Peter - thank you for that Informations - here is another Foto from this Crash. Greetings Peglar

Re: Ju 52 loss 1940
 

I thanks everyone for the information about my a family member.
Here the picture of his grave at Lommel (belgium)
Plot 4 grave 216.

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/5506/p1020208yg.jpg

Also i'm looking for extra information about him Josef Hatting.
Mail number, Army number ?

Many thnx to you all