Oblt. Baagoe
 

Good evening,

Oblt. Baagoe was shot down and killed on 14-05-1941 during a low level attack on AA-positions on Crete. Does anyone knows the name of his bf who also was killed? I have 2 sources, but they give a different name and a search on both names in the VDK database returns nothing:

1) Krackers Luftwaffe Archive gives the name of the bf as a Ofw. Bäcker.
2) Byron T. Book: Die Deutsche Luftwaffe in Griechenland says the name was a Fw. Daniël Böcher.

Kind regards,

Dirk

Re: Oblt. Baagoe
 

From the NVM: Ofw Daniel Becker.

Matti

Re: Oblt. Baagoe
 

Matti,

More luck with this on VDK. Thx a lot.

Dirk

Re: Oblt. Baagoe
 

Oblt. Sophus Baagoe shot down by two Gladiator F/O Reeves and P/O Westenra near Geraklion.

Re: Oblt. Baagoe
 

Guys

Has anyone (Matti?) the WNr for the two Bf 110 lost that day from II./ZG 26?

It is very unfortunate that Shores/Cull/Malizia never realised the importance of that when writing the Greece-Crete/Malta triology.

Cheers
Stig

Re: Oblt. Baagoe
 

1941-05-14, 4./ZG 26, Bf 110 D, 3375, 3U+EM, Iraklion
Flugzeugführer Gefr Ketterer, Adolf, gefangen
Bordfunker Gefr Bromba, Hans, gefangen
Notlandung infolge Flakbeschuß. Bruch 100 %. Besatzung aus engl. Gefangenschaft zurück.
1941-05-14, 5./ZG 26, Bf 110 D-3, 4290, Iraklion
Flugzeugführer Olt Baagoe, Sophus, +
Bordfunker Ofw Becker, Daniel, +
Absturz infolge Flakbeschuß. Bruch 100 %.

Matti

Re: Oblt. Baagoe
 

What can I say Matti?:)

Thanks!!!

Cheers
Stig

Re: Oblt. Baagoe
 

Hi Matti,

i agree with Unrusut, Baagoe was not a victim of flak
FF. Oblt. Sophus Baagoe, Bf 110 D3 (W.Nr. 4290) 100% with BF. Ofw. Daniel Becker,

both (+) 14.05.41 by Iraklion, shot down by Squadron Leader Derrick Fitzgerald Westenra

DFC & Bar,


Hi Stig, you have it all in my book

regards
Byron

Re: Oblt. Baagoe
 

Byron,

My info comes from the NVM. The actual reason for the loss was not always known when writing the report. "Second opinion" from the enemy side was missing.

One of the merits of this forum is that we can add and correct war-time information and that way make the history more accurate. Thanks for correction.

Matti

Re: Oblt. Baagoe
 

all the best Matti