III/KG 76 Losses 14. March 1945
 

Hello,

looking for Informations about the Losses of III / KG76 Achmer / Osnabrueck.
can anyone help in this case due to a Crash of Arado 234 in the Minden Area on 14. March 1945.

Thanks in advance !!!

streak98

Re: III/KG 76 Losses 14. March 1945
 

Hello

F/L L McAuliffe (on Tempest NV774) and F/O D G C McLeland (on NV670 - X), both from 222 Squadron, claimed a machine from 6./KG 76 north of Quackenbrück around 17:15hs, according to the excelente 2nd TAC AF volume 3, pg. 452 (Shores and Thomas).

Do not have the crew names, though...

Adriano

Re: III/KG 76 Losses 14. March 1945
 

Hello Adriano,

Thanks for your reply... I`ve got an Information, (Encounter Report) that AR234 were shooting down by 356 FG /360 FS 1st.Lt. Robert E. Barnhart in the Area of Hildesheim to Bielefeld.

sterak98

Re: III/KG 76 Losses 14. March 1945
 

Ultra CX/MSS/R495(C)
Para. 27. Note signed PEBOB ((Battle unit KOWALEWSKI)) ((IA)) – No. 159 B. dated 15/3, marked for GAKAS ((A.O. for Bombers)):-

1) 14/3/45.
2) ((C% A/c available for ops.)) 23 Ar, 24 Me.
3) ((Sorties)) 19 Ar.
4) ((Target))

A) Bridgehead REMAGEN.
B) Harassing attack ANTWERP.

5) ((Losses)) 3 Ar missing. 2 pilots baled out, injured (enemy action).

Para. 33. Note dated 16/3:-

KEGIA ((6./KG)) reports loss of the following crews on 14/3: Hptm. HIRSCHBERGER, Ltn. AMANN, Fw. SCHULZ. On the same day, Fw. BAUEMLER baled out, slightly wounded, reserve hospital RINTELN.

Re: III/KG 76 Losses 14. March 1945
 

Hi Nick,

Thank you very much indeed for your Information`s ... I Think that it was now Fw Bäumler which bailed out from the Loss near Petershagen / Minden. There was no other Loss in the vicinity of Minden that Day and Reserve Hospital in Rinteln is in the Area near Minden and Petershagen.

Any Info`s about the Arado 234 from III / KG 76 ???

Thank`s for helping me !!!

Greetings streak98 (Dirk)

Re: III/KG 76 Losses 14. March 1945
 

Hi Dirk, there was an article ' Opferlug der Arado- Die Brucke von Remagen' by Werner Girbig in Flugzeug magazine no3/1993, if of interest to you I could scan and send you a copy if you are happy to PM me an e-mail address,

Regards
Brian Bines

Re: III/KG 76 Losses 14. March 1945
 

Brian,

Would it be possible to share this article here, if it is not too long? I remember reading Clostermann's memories about chasing an Arado 234 around Remagen...maybe on that article there will be the full loss list.

I guess that others which are interested on those actvities (Ar 234) will be interested on reading it too.

Thanks a lot
Adriano