aerial victories Fw.Horst Schwentick (Schwentik)
 

Fw.Horst Schwentick (Schwentik) was a member of:
23.9.42-24.8.43 2.Staffel JG 26
25.8.43-16.12.43 JGr.West
17.12.43-20.1.44 JGr.Ost
21.1.44-5.5..44 (+) 5.Staffel JG 26
reportedly recorded 2 air victories. I know only one victory:
7.5.1943 Il-2 4.15 Pl.Q.35Ost / 1981
Please, does anyone know the date of his second air victory?
Thank you in advance for any information.
Regards Tony

Re: aerial victories Fw.Horst Schwentick (Schwentik)
 

Hi Tony

Very unlikely he had a second claim, and if so most likely it was never confirmed. I have just the one you have. He was born 09.06.1914.

Kind Regards

Johannes

Re: aerial victories Fw.Horst Schwentick (Schwentik)
 

@ Tony,

Beside his claim, do you have a special interest concerning Fw. Schwentick? Just a matter of curiosity.

ClinA-78

Re: aerial victories Fw.Horst Schwentick (Schwentik)
 

Hi Johannes,
Thank you very much. I have two documents about this pilot from the Bundes Archiv Freiburg. It is written on both documents that he had two air victories to his credit. Mr. Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock also claim in the book JFV 12 / III that Fw. Schwentik (Schwentick / Schwentig) recorded his second victory on May 7, 1943.

Hi ClinA-78,
yes i am very interested in this pilot.

Thank you again, best regards Tony

Re: aerial victories Fw.Horst Schwentick (Schwentik)
 

Hi Tony

Herr Bock does the claims for Dr Prien, he's very, very good. Apart from the mikrofilms he uses other sources, sometimes like flugbücher entries these can be unconfirmed. I'l checkout the 7th May claim just in case I have mis-read the name and attributed it to somebody else.

Kind Regards

Johannes

Re: aerial victories Fw.Horst Schwentick (Schwentik)
 

Hi Tony

Very unlikely he confirmed any other claims with JG 26. 2./JG 26's claims are mostly recorded on the beautifully typed-out staffel claims, after that there is no other claimant with a surname anywhere near resembling Schwentik's.

So this leaves an unconfirmed before 7th May 1943, or a claim with another unit who's earlier typed-out staffel claims are missing. Unlikely to be a mistake in work papers, but it does happen.

Kind Regards

Johannes

Re: aerial victories Fw.Horst Schwentick (Schwentik)
 

@ Tony

I have unearthed his FW 190 wreck crashed on the 5th May 1944 near Erquelinnes (B) in 1999.
Contact me in PM if needed.

ClinA-78

Re: aerial victories Fw.Horst Schwentick (Schwentik)
 

Hi Johannes,
Thank you very much for your work!
Regards Tony