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rickback4444

11th August 2012 19:21

Information concerning loss of Oberfeldwebel Georg Hohenrider - Netherlands - 16.05.1942

Hi,

Can anyone provide details over the loss of Oberfeldwebel Georg Hohenrieder who was killed in an air death over the Netherlands on the 16th May 1942?

Many thanks

Rick

Matti Salonen

11th August 2012 19:57

Re: Information concerning loss of Oberfeldwebel Georg Hohenrider - Netherlands - 16.05.1942

1942-05-16, 3./KG 2, Do 217E-4, 5373, U5+BL, Southwold, 30 km östlich Lowestoft, Absturz um 16.50 Uhr infolge Beschuß von Spitfire der 412. Sqn. (P/O Stevenson). Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Ofw Fischer, Karl, vermißt
Beobachter (Staffelkapitän) Hptm Schmidt-Hederich, Heinrich, +
Bordfunker Uffz Hartmann, Heinz, +
Bordmechaniker Ofw Höhenrieder, Georg, +

Matti

rickback4444

11th August 2012 20:17

Re: Information concerning loss of Oberfeldwebel Georg Hohenrider - Netherlands - 16.05.1942

Hi

Thanks Matti.

Was this a mission over England?

Rick

Chris Goss

11th August 2012 20:35

Re: Information concerning loss of Oberfeldwebel Georg Hohenrider - Netherlands - 16.05.1942

Target was English east coast and as Matti says, it was shot down 30 km east of Lowestoft

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