About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Hi,
I am searching for a photo showing this Luftwaffe pilot : Uffz. Manfred Papfka, JG 54, JG 300 who fought on East front in 1944 – 1945.
Thank you

Philippe

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Please if no photo ... do you find this pilot in some sources, archives ?
Thank you ..

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Excuse me ... I have a doubt ... I read PAPFKA as his family name : is it ?

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

I read Peschke

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Thank you very much indeed ... I think you are right !! Excellent track.

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

1943-11-23, 5./JG 54, Fw 190 F-2, 1501328, 5 schw, Ostryjki (Pl.Qu. 00183)
Flugzeugführer Ogfr Peschke, Manfred, verletzt
Überschlag bei Notlandung infolge Motorstörung und Flugzeug am Boden verbrannt. Bruch 90 %.
GQM gives 1943-11-22 and WNr. 1328.

Matti

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

How odd Matti

I have 1501328 as an A-5 model.

Cheers
Stig

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Stig, you may be right. GQM gives A-5 but according to my notes (from NVM?) it was F-2. However, 5./JG 54 operated at that time only A-4 and A-5 and therefore it would be strange to have F-version, which was intended for Schl.Gs.


Matti

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Hallo again Matti

I should have checked my other books first.
According to Dietmar Hermann the two initial versions of the F model (F-1 and F-2) were in fact aliasis for the A-4/U-3 and A-5/U-3, so in fact not strange at all that the ID F-2 could be used at the same time as A-5 (or more precise A-5/U-3).

My apologies

In the case of aircraft being JG 54 operated, the ID A-5 is perhaps more appropriate....
Cheers
Stig

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Gerhard, Matti and Stig !
Thank you so much ! Very precious information.
Please :
1- what does it mean "5 schw, Ostryjki (Pl.Qu. 00183)" ?
2- Which book (Lorant ?) studies with event ?
This important event is not listed in his Flugbuch … or ... disappeared ... because these pages are missing unfortunately …

Merci

Philippe

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Philippe

1) The digit 5 was the aircraft's code number painted on the side and it was in black (schwartz in German). The aircraft came down at Ostryjki. Since the German's (and probably everyone else) had great difficulty in knowing where all these remote places were, the Luftwaffe split the maps they used into small square areas which they called planquadrat (shortform usually PlQu, PlQ or PQ)

2) You can find some details in Prien's et al's Jagdfliegerverbände, but without looking it up, you may only encounter the loss details as given by Matti. Possibly you will find more details in the French Vol 2 of JG 54 (I belive not yet published by Lela Presse)
If "your man" is mentioned in the two volume history of JG 300, I cannot say straight away. However JG 300 was primarily a home defence unit.

Cheers
Stig

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Gentlemen:

Does Ogfr Peschke, Manfred later flew with JG300, and what was his final fate? Does he survived the war?

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Hi,

A friend of mine has got his last Flugbuch.

The last flight occured on 25 April 1945.

An officer closed the logbook the day after on 26 April 1945.

The aircraft was a Bf 109 "<4" ...

No information about his surrender to the Allied armies.

Philippe

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Thanks a lot.
When he started to fly with JG300, and in wich Staffel? Any air victories?

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

He flown several missions with ZG 76, JG 76, for a while, during the Summer of 1944 (but when exactly ?). Airdromes at the time : Gharo, Stornede.
Then, on 08.10.1944, he joined Reisndorf. So very probably : IV/JG 300.

Did he remain in this Staffel ?

Please do you have a photo of hat pilot ?

Philippe

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Hi.
Here You are. Manfred Peschke.

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

Fantastic ! Very impressive. thank you very much indeed !

Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
 

As I am interested in ZG 76, pleas would it be possible to share with mne the relevant pages for summer 1944 when flown with ZG 76/JG 76? PLEASE?
Your help is much appreiated in advance...Thanks