KG54 loss 6th.June 1944
 

ADIK report no 270/1944 shows that around 0100hrs on the 7th June ''(pilot) Fw. Waldemar Baetke disc no 60029 '' was picked up by a US destroyer off the French Beachead. However the airman who held the EK.1 died some twenty minutes later. I could not find any reference to him, however the KG 54 book shows that a Bf of 9/KG54 Fw. Waldemar Bethge was reported missing with his crew on the 6th.June. Does anyone have anything to confirm if this is the same man,

Thanks

Brian Bines

Re: KG54 loss 6th.June 1944
 

1944-06-06, 9./KG 54, Ju 88A-4, 301328, B3+BT, Seine-Bucht, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Lt Müller, Rolf, vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Gefr Kupprion, August, vermißt
Bordfunker Fw Baetke, Waldemar, vermißt
Bordschütze Uffz Biedermann, Gerhard, vermißt

Matti

Re: KG54 loss 6th.June 1944
 

Matti, thank you very much for this info, looks like the spelling in the KG54 book was not correct,

Regards

Brian Bines

Re: KG54 loss 6th.June 1944
 

KG 54 recorded other losses for this day, two of which were listed in Radtke's KG 54 books without WNr. Are these by chance listed in the WASt reports?

Ju 88A-4, , Kuhn, Uffz. Franz-Josef, , III., 9., KG 54, , B3+GT, , , 06-Jun-44, MIA during anti-shipping sortie to Seinebucht due to Flak. Bf POW, rest MIA., , FR, Radtke, KG 54, p.330, 368, , Seinebucht, 100%, F, B Fw. Werner Winkel, Bf Fw. Walter Tauffenbach & Bs Uffz. Lorenz Wolf, ,
Ju 88A-4, , Dollensky, Hptm. Franz, , III., 8., KG 54, , B3+GR, , , 06-Jun-44, MIA during anti-shipping sortie to Seinebucht, cause unknown. B also MIA, rest KIA., , FR, Radtke, KG 54, p.330, 368, , Seinebucht, 100%, F, B Ogefr. Johann Loley, Bf Uffz. Heinrich Hartmann & Bs Gefr. Helmut Orth, ,

Re: KG54 loss 6th.June 1944
 

1944-06-06, 3./KG 54, Ju 88A-4, 301190, B3+HL, Seine-Bucht, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Ofhr Wendt, Hans-Georg, vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Uffz Stühler, Kurt, +
Bordfunker Ogfr Schönhals, Ernst, vermißt
Bordschütze Uffz Podewski, Bruno, +
1944-06-06, 3./KG 54, Ju 88A-4, 301583, B3+XL, Seine-Bucht, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Hptm Birkner, Herbert, vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Fw Köllmer, Walter, vermißt
Bordfunker Uffz Hinterholzer, Arthur, vermißt
Bordschütze Uffz Sobiansky, Fritz, vermißt
1944-06-06, 8./KG 54, Ju 88A-4, 550499, B3+GR, Seine-Bucht, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Hptm Dollensky, Franz. vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Ogfr Lolei, Johann, vermißt
Bordfunker Uffz Hartmann, Heinrich, +
Bordschütze Gefr Orth, Helmut, +
1944-06-06, 9./KG 54, Ju 88A-4, (88)5834, B3+GT, Seine-Bucht, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Uffz Kuhn, Franz-Josef, vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Fw Winkel, Werner, vermißt
Bordfunker Fw Tauffenbach, Walter, gefangen
Bordschütze Uffz Wolf, Lorenz, vermißt

Matti

Re: KG54 loss 6th.June 1944
 

Matti, as always, thank you. jlp