Werner Petermann of 5./JG77
 

Does anyone have back ground material on Petermann; whereabouts he was born; when he volunteered, etc;

Best regards

Andy Bird

Re: Werner Petermann of 5./JG77
 

Hello Andy,
i can give only a pic of his heavy landing at the coast of Platanias Crete after a heat of the British Flak. Ιn the background the isle of Theodori.
FF. Ofw. Werner Petermann (KG.), Bf 109 E7 (W.Nr. 3487, black 1) 100% Flak 20.05.41 Agia Marina,

Re: Werner Petermann of 5./JG77
 

Thanks Byron, Andy

Re: Werner Petermann of 5./JG77
 

Petermann had 9 kills by the time of his capture:

Hampden Stavanger 24 Apr 40 (as Uffz)
Blenheim Stavanger 25 Jun 40 (as Fw)
Blenheim Stavanger 9 Jul 40
2 x Blenheim Aalborg 13 Aug 40
Blenheim Stavanger 20 Oct 40
2 x Bf 109 Belgrade 6 Apr 41
Blenheim 18 Apr 41

He was injured in an accident at Brest 19 Dec 40 by which time he was an Ofw

Re: Werner Petermann of 5./JG77
 

Thank you Chris for this Andy B.

Re: Werner Petermann of 5./JG77
 

About Petermann's claims,someone has additional information in addition to mine?

24/4/40=unknown-Hudson of 233°Sqd damaged?
25/6/40=one of 254°Sqd
9/07/40= one of 21°Sqd or 57°Sqd
13/8/40= prob.overclaiming-only one of 82°Sqd
20/10/40=unknown....Coastal Command?
06/4/41= overclaiming- 102° or 101° Yugoslav Sqd
18/4/41= unknown

Michel

Re: Werner Petermann of 5./JG77