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Stab II/KG76, 24.08.1940
24th August 1940:
Stab II/KG76. Junkers Ju88A ( ). Sortie to Manston airfield. Shot down in combat with RAF fighters over Manston and crashed in the sea. Oblt. Karl Schulte (F) killed(washed ashore 6.9.40), Major Friedrich Möricke (B, Gruppe Kommandeur) killed. Sdfhr. Wagner (of Lw.Kr.Ber.Kp.4) and 1 NCO missing. Aircraft lost. Can anyone help with the first name of Sdfhr. Wagner and the name of the NCO missing? |
Re: Stab II/KG76, 24.08.1940
Hi srob48
My records show: Elwin Bleeck-Wagner Uffz Fritz Jacobsmeier Information originally via Matti. Cheers Brian |
Re: Stab II/KG76, 24.08.1940
First name of Bleeck-Wagner is Erwin, not Elwin.
Matti |
Re: Stab II/KG76, 24.08.1940
Thank you Brian. I show Oberfw. Fritz Jacobsmeyer as in the third Ju88A of:
4/KG76. Junkers Ju88A ( ). Sortie to England, shot down by RAF fighters and crashed in the sea off Manston. Lt. Hans-Jürgen Grell (F), Fw. Martin Thomas (Bs), Uffz. Alfred Wetzker (Bs) killed. Uffz. Arthur Henneberg (Bf) missing. Aircraft lost. Junkers Ju88A ( ). Sortie to England, shot down by RAF fighters and crashed in the sea off Manston. Uffz. Jabob Krüll (F) killed. Uffz. Erich Dubs (B), Uffz. Horst Freimann (Bf), Uffz. Hans Fröba (Bs) missing. Aircraft lost. Junkers Ju88A ( ). Sortie to England, attacked by fighters and returned to Creil A/F, France. Oberfw. Fritz Jacobsmeyer badly wounded (Died 17.09.1940). Aircraft 60% damaged. |
Re: Stab II/KG76, 24.08.1940
I have just found a:
Lt. Erwin Bleeck, born 22.02.1914, died 18.09.1940, buried at Ysselsteyn Cemetery, Netherlands, Block BB, Reihe 4, Grab 84. Is this the same man? |
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