[RodM]

Hi,

ADI(K) Report No. 49/1945, dated 11 January 1945, confirms that Ofw. Hans GAJEWSKI (born 24 Aug 1920), pilot; Uffz. Hans VON WEBER (born 30 Mar 1922), Bordfunker, and; Fw. Helmut VON HÖRSTEN (born 6 Dec 1913), Bordmechaniker were all captured uninjured after their Ju88 4R+AP of 6./NJG2 was shot down 2.5 miles east of Chalons-sur-Marne, at 22.50 hours on 26 December 1944. The report states that, "Whilst searching for further targets, the crew noticed that one engine had caught fire. The pilot made a belly landing in a field and the crew left the scene whilst the aircraft continued to burn; they were captured by the U.S. Army during the following day." (source: AIR 40/2420, TNA, London)

A LW loss report records that GAJEWSKI'S first name was Johannes and that the werke nummer of their Ju88 was 620517. (source: Namentliche Verlustmeldung, WaSt, Germany)

SRA reports (by ADI, made from secret recordings at the PoW camp) state that GAJEWSKI was captured on 27 December 1944 near Chalons-sur-Marne, while VON WEBER and VON HÖRSTEN were both captured on 27 December 1944 near Avre. Unfortunately, no recorded comments by GAJEWSKI are in any of these reports. (source: AIR 40/3100, TNA, London)

Cheers

Rod