Ju 88 shot down on 28 May 1944 NE Zwickau, Saxony
 

Dear gents,

can anyone help me with more informations about the lost of a Ju 88 on 28 May 1944 in the area NE of Zwickau, Saxony. Perhaps it was a training or transferring flight. The Ju 88 should be shot down by american fighters. Which Fighter Squadrons made claims in this area.

Rgds,
Kaczmarek

Re: Ju 88 shot down on 28 May 1944 NE Zwickau, Saxony
 

Ju88C #750400, Luftbeobachtungsstaffel 1,
Fw Phieler, Erich KIA
Uffz Hammer, Frank KIA
Uffz Oertel, Fritz KIA
cr near Lichtenstein/Thuringia

354FG, 356FSqd
1Lt Perkins, William R. claimed 1Ju88 shot down.
(is this the american pilot you are looking for??)

digedag1

Re: Ju 88 shot down on 28 May 1944 NE Zwickau, Saxony
 

@ digedag1

Thank you for the detailed informations. I don´t know whether 1/Lt. Perkins is the right pilot, because the 354FG is from the 9th Air Force. The 9th flew mission over France and Belgium, but the 8th bombed targets in Middle Germany on this day. The only I know is that the Ju 88 should be shot down perhaps by two american fighters.

Rgds,
Kaczmarek

Re: Ju 88 shot down on 28 May 1944 NE Zwickau, Saxony
 

Hello,

1/Lt William Russell Perkins (P-51B AJ-O), claimed his Ju88 at 1355, between Leipzig and Magdeburg. 2/Lts Ralph Joe Tyler and Henry B Messer, of the 380FS, shared a Ju88 probable at 1415, in the vicinity of Magdeburg and Dessau.

See:
USAAF (European Theater) Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft in Air-to Air Combat World War 2. (Victory List No.5)
Olynyk,Frank J.
Aurora:Author,1987.
p.83.

Col.

Re: Ju 88 shot down on 28 May 1944 NE Zwickau, Saxony
 

The 354th FG continued to operate under 8th AF through May 1944, before reverting to 9th AF for Invasion/Continenet support

Re: Ju 88 shot down on 28 May 1944 NE Zwickau, Saxony
 

@ Col Bruggy

Thank you for your additional and helpful informations about claims of Ju 88 on this day.

@ drgondog

Thank you for your clearing up information about the operations of the 354th Fighter Group under command of the 8th Air Force in May 1944.

Rgds,
Kaczmarek