Peter Stahl 6./KG30 August 1942
 

Hi guys

Somewhere along the line, I am sure that I have read an article in English about Stahl's crash-landing, and subsequent trek back to base by him and his crew, in the Far North of Russia/Finland that occurred on 28 August 1942, but I can't remember where. It may have been on a website or in a book/magazine. I am aware that the story appears in Stahl's German-language book - 'Kampfflieger zwischen Eismeer und Sahara.'

Ju88 4D+GP (0142074)

Any help appreciated.


Brian

Re: Peter Stahl 6./KG30 August 1942
 

Brian, version was A-4 and full number was more!
Please write Ju 88 A-4 (with spaces, as dictated by RLM).
Removing Gondola did not change designation.

0880142074 Ju 88 A-4 [TI+LL] Luftwaffe
[Special Recce machine without Gondola]
- Ju 88 A-4 [4D+GP] 6./KG 30 (Luftflotte 5 East) OPS (F) engine failure and crashed (100%) unk location (Archangelsk) [Took off at 12:30 hrs for mission to Arkangelsk but had left engine fail at 7,000 meters about 60 km east of the Murmansk Railway, over the White Sea. Pilot was unable to feather the prop, the pilot <Peter W. Stahl> then turned south to the coast, but propeller broke off the burning engine and the four crew baled out safe, just over land. The machine crashed and burned at about 14:25 hrs <unk location> about 100 km inside Soviet territory] 28.08.1942 (F Obfw. Peter Stahl, B Fw. Hans Fecht, BF Fw. Gerhard Hallert and BS Fw. Helmut Görtz mis/later all ret uninj <in LWFLV amendment v/09.09.42>)
[as A4 2074 in LWFLV losses; Full story in book by Peter W. Stahl “Zwissen Eismeer und Sahara”; wreck parts on site (before 2009)]

English version was "Diving Eagle"
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...AiAQMwgkKAowCg

Might have been also in KG 200 book ?
-Ed

Re: Peter Stahl 6./KG30 August 1942
 

Hi edNorth

Many thanks for the information, but 'Diving Eagle' (of which I have a copy) does not include Stahl's Russian adventures; it ends just prior to his posting! Nor is the account in the KG200 book!

But somewhere I have read about his trek in English!!

Cheers and Happy New Year

Brian