Josef Fozo?
 

Hi all,

Can anyone confirm that the airman on the far right of this picture is Josef Fozo? (I'm not certain that this is the correct spelling of his surname but there are different versions online).

I am not sure so would appreciate confirmation one way or another.
Cheers in advance for any help you can offer me.

Gerry

Re: Josef Fozo?
 

Hello Gerry,

though its a little bit blured, i would say this is definitely Josef "Joschko" Fözö.
Is this a Spit lying in the front ?

Schoene Gruesze

Norbert

Re: Josef Fozo?
 

Hi Norbert,
Thanks for your reply.

Yes it is an unidentified spifire somewhere in France.
Many thanks
Gerry

Re: Josef Fozo?
 

Hello,

The Spitfire depicted, was one of Ed West's (11-20) offerings back on 21 Nov. 2008. It carried the individual letter "S", and possibly the SH coding of No.64 Sqn. Ed warned that the photo was - Graphic.

Maybe Ed, or someone else can retrieve the shot. It has gone from E-Bay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RAF-Spitfire...arning-Graphic

Possibly:

9 April 1941
No.64 Sqn
Spitfire IIa P7784
Rhubarb.

Crashed on French coast after attack by Me109 of II./JG51.

83249 P/O John Hampton ROWDEN RAFVR +

Buried Dunkirk Town Cemetery.

I notice others seem to think so, too:

http://forum.keypublishing.com/archi...p?t-41624.html

Col.

Re: Josef Fozo?
 

Cheers Col,

I didn't think it would be possible to Id it from such meagre detail.

Many thanks for your reply.

Gerry

Re: Josef Fozo?
 

Hi Gerry,

The airman on the extreme left, could be Herbert Huppertz, of JG51.

Col.

Re: Josef Fozo?
 

This is a well photographed crash and is as far as I am aware is Rowden's plane. The photos I have (which came from Mölders) shos the cockpit from the port side, the starborad side from in front of the wing and the tail from the starboard side. The photo I did not copy shows the pilot's body lying on or shrouded by a pararachute

Re: Josef Fozo?
 

Cheers Chris,

Thanks for that additional information.

Are you able to confirm that the Luftwaffe airman on the far right is Josef Fozo of Jg51?

Also, did Viktor Moelders visit the crash site or were the pictures you mention passed on to him.

Many thanks

Gerry

Re: Josef Fozo?
 

Gerry
Certainly looks like him & photos came to Werner first & then to Viktor after the war

Re: Josef Fozo?
 

Hi Chris,

Thanks for your reply.
So it seems that the airman on the far right is Fozo.

Finally, do the pictures in your collection indicate who may have been responsible for shooting down John Hampton Rowden?

Thanks once again

Gerry