Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

Hello everyone,
I have another similar mystery.
Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
This pilot 2.Staffel JG 26 died January 16, 1945.
Does anyone have more information about this pilot?
Maybe the same person with Uffz. Findeisen 5./ZG 26, 7./JG 6 (there 2 victories).
I will be very happy for any information.
best regards Tony

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

Correct, is the same pilot.

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

Hello John,
thank you for the quick response.
September 29, 1944 was wounded.Does anyone know more about him?
For example, where he underwent training, when he came to ZG 26 etc.
Is there a photo of him?
Thank you very much for a possible answer.
Greeting Tony

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

He was initially trained as Kampfflieger. He was with 10./KG 53 and 2./Erg TG in 1943/1944. He then trained as a Zerstörer pilot with ZG 101 and Erg Staffel ZG 26. He joined 6./ZG 26 on 21.7.44. He changed to 2./JG 26 on 30.12.44. Was shot down on 4.1.45 and severely wounded. Died of internal bleeding on 16.1.45.

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

Hi John,
Thank you very much, this is great information.
It's a very interesting list of units.This pilot had a really interesting career.
I specialize in pilots 2.Staffel JG 26 and your information surprised me very much.
Thank you very much again!
best regards Tony

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

For which period are you researching 2./JG 26?

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

I am interested in the history of 2.Staffel JG 26 in 1938-45. I am especially interested in the biographies of the individual pilots of this Staffel.

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

Then a trip to MA Freiburg to have a look at RL10/266 and RL10/269 - 273 is a must.

J.

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

Hi John,
Again, thank you very much for your answer.
in January I contacted the German archive and currently waiting for copies of personal files of about fifty 2./JG 26 officers.
best regards Tony

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

OK, excellent, but you need to check these files too. These will give you much details about others too. Mainly the ones that were KIA/MIA.

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

I already have a loss list "Verlustliste JG 26" WASt (Deutsche Dienststelle) Berlin.
This is really a great source of information.

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

The files I mentioned will give you detailed Werdegänge for for instance; Lt. Sprinz, Lt. Willius, Ofw. Babenz, Uffz. Schulz, Uffz. Sydow, Ogfr. Vogel, Fw. Kerber, usw. RL10/266 is the JG 26 Flugzeugführer Bewegungsbuch. It will give you much details when the pilots arrived at 2./JG 26 and as soon as you have looked at it.....you will discover that you will need it...:-)

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

Thank you again for your advice, I will certainly use it.
Files RL10 / 266 and RL10 / 269 - 273 also contain portrait photographs of pilots?
Tony

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

RL10/266 does have many portrait pictures. And why your interest in 2. Staffel????

Re: Uffz. Kurt Helmut FINDEISEN (29.4.1920)
 

Thirty years ago I started collecting information about all the Jagdwaffe pilots.
In 2010 I got some photos of 2./JG 26 so I decided to specialize in this Staffel.