Me 262 A-1a identification
 

Can anyone help confirm any further details incl. the date ?
WNr. 500042
KG (J) 54 B3 + AA
Aircraft crashed ? February 1945 - 3 Km east of Bad Camberg, Germany
Pilot - Obstlt. Volprecht Riedesel (Baron of Eisenbach)

Re: Me 262 A-1a identification
 

DATE 09th February 1945
Do recommend the excellent book: "The Me 262 Combat Diary" by John Foreman and SE Harvey. If memory does not fail me...339th FG was in combat this day....as well as several other Mustang Fighter Squadrons...they claimed several KG(J)51 machines ( five or six...if I remember...it has been some 12 years since I read the book ). Some combats are, however, on the net...On the above book there is a FULL liss lost of Me 262 A-1a on this day.
Yours
Adriano S. Baumgartner

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357th FG lost one pilot:
Captain Browning finished his first tour in August 1944 and after a short R & R he returned to the 363rd in November and started his second tour. On Feb. 9 1945 he was reported Missing in Action when he failed to return from an escort mission. Last seen near Wurges, Germany. Captain Browning's flight was engaged in a fierce dog fight with ME-262's. Captain Bockay was there also and shot down two German jet fighters but never saw Jim's plane again. Apparently, he was involved in a fatal mid air collision with a ME262. He had two more missions to fly to complete his second tour. Captain Browning's decorations include three Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Purple Heart, eight Air Medals and the French Croix de Guerre
at: http://www.cebudanderson.com/browning.htm
Adriano S. Baumgartner

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CJME...this will suit you....
http://339fg.s3.amazonaws.com/accoun...0Me%20262s.pdf
Adriano S. Baumgartner

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Remains of the plane recoverd in 1998.

khorat

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This is great guys......many thanks !

Re: Me 262 A-1a identification
 

Foreman & Harvey unfotunately kept referring to "KG(J) 51" (as above) instead of KG 51, however!