WNr III./ JG 52 losses Jul 24- 25 1940
 

Hi:

I searching for the WNr of the Bf 109Es from III./JG 52 lost in combat on Jul 24-25, 1940, first two days of deployment of the Gruppe.
The Gruppe was in operations only six days by the Battle of Britain, and after so a catastrophic losses(eight Bf 109 and eight pilots losses in two days, one of these POW)the unit was retired of operations and never returned in the West.
The pilots of the Bf 109Es were:

Jul 24, 1940

Gruppenkommandeur, Hptm Wolf-Henrich von Houwald(KIA)
Staffelkäpitan(7./ JG 52) Oblt. Herbert Fermer(KIA)
Staffelkäpitan(8./JG 52)Oblt. Lothar Ehrlich(KIA)
Uffz.Erich Frank(7./ JG 52)(KIA)

Jul 25, 1940

Staffelkäpitan(7./ JG 52)Willy Bielefeld(KIA)
Oblt. Wilhelm Keidel(Unit ?)(KIA)
pilot ?(KIA)
Uffz. Reiss: hit by Spitfires and made an emergency landing at Elvington Court, near Deal and became POW.

Thanks

Re: WNr III./ JG 52 losses Jul 24- 25 1940
 

I am afraid that as far as I am aware the Wk Nrs were not recorded so are unknown.

Re: WNr III./ JG 52 losses Jul 24- 25 1940
 

July 24th 1940:

Stab III/JG52.
Messerschmitt Bf109E. Sortie to England, shot down by RAF Spitfires and crashed in the sea off Margate, Kent, 11.35am. Hptm. Wolf-Heinrich Frhr. von Houwald (Gruppe Kommandeur) killed. Aircraft lost.

7/JG52.
Messerschmitt Bf109E. Sortie to England, shot down by RAF fighters and crashed in the sea off Margate, Kent. Oblt. Herbert Fermer (Staffelkapitan) killed. Aircraft lost.

Messerschmitt Bf109E. Sortie to England, shot down by RAF fighters and crashed in the sea off Margate, Kent. Gefr. Erich Frank (F) killed. Aircraft lost.

8/JG52.
Messerschmitt Bf109E. Sortie to England, shot down by RAF Spitfires and crashed in the sea 8 miles off Margate, Kent, 12.35pm. Oblt. Lothar Ehrlich (Staffelkapitan) baled out but missing. Aircraft lost.

July 25th 1940:

7/JG52.
Messerschmitt Bf109E. Sortie to England, shot down by RAF Spitfires and crashed in the Channel off Dover, Kent, 6.40pm. Oblt. Willi Bielefeld (Staffel Führer) killed. Aircraft lost.

Messerschmitt Bf109E. Sortie to England, shot down by RAF Spitfires and crashed in the Channel off Dover, Kent, 6.45pm. Oblt. Wilhelm Keidel (Staffelkapitan) missing. Aircraft lost.

Messerschmitt Bf109E. Sortie to England, shot down by RAF Spitfires and crashed in the Channel off Dover, Kent, 6.45pm. Lt. Hans Schmidt (Adjutant) missing. Aircraft lost.

Messerschmitt Bf109E. Sortie to England, shot down by RAF Spitfires and crashed at Elvington Court, nr Deal, Kent, 6.40pm. Uffz. Max Reiss (F) captured. Aircraft 6+ a write-off.

Re: WNr III./ JG 52 losses Jul 24- 25 1940
 

Thanks srob48.
Yes, this eight WNr are hard to find.