Lt Gerhard Wiedenhoft
 

Im looking for a loss report for the following airman.
Lt Gerhard Wiedenhoft failed to return from operations July 1940 with a bomber unit.
Could anybody help provide a loss report and perhaps his crew also, if its not to much trouble.

Best regs,
Steve.

Re: Lt Gerhard Wiedenhoft
 

1940-07-30, 5./KG 27, He 111P, Kanal, Absturz in See. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Olt Wiedenhoeft, Gerhard, vermißt
Hilfsbeobachter Uffz Kieselbach, Karl, vermißt
Bordfunker Uffz Röhse, Josef, vermißt
Bordschütze Gefr Wurmuß (Wuromus?), Günter, vermißt

Matti

Re: Lt Gerhard Wiedenhoft
 

Many thanks Matti, since you have provided the unit confirmation, this loss appears in Walter Waiss's " Boelcke-Archive" Band II pg 195 also lists a Wilhelm Schillberg killed with this crew. Do you have any information on this individual?

Rgs,
Steve.

Re: Lt Gerhard Wiedenhoft
 

1940-07-30, 4./KG 27, Boden, Bourges, Pistolenschuß.
Bordschütze Gefr Schillberg, Wilhelm, +

Matti

Re: Lt Gerhard Wiedenhoft
 

Thank you Matti for providing the info for Schillberg.
Do i interpret this as shot by pistol, suicide?

Best regs,
Steve.

Re: Lt Gerhard Wiedenhoft
 

I think accident (Unfall). Don't know whether he was handling the pistol or some one else. Maybe just cleaning an "empty" weapon.

Matti

Re: Lt Gerhard Wiedenhoft
 

Thanks Matti, very unfortunate!

Kindest regs,
Steve.