Re: Allied fighter sweep at Belgrade on 17 April 1944
Many thanks to Larry for his additional and most interesting information.
Just for adding to that, it should be noted that the loss of a Ju 52 on 16 April 1944, so as shown in the OBSO report for the day, was not linked to the Allied attacks around Belgrade. Involved was in fact Ju 52/3m g8e W.Nr. 501325 of 9./TG 4, which was downed by Allied escort fighters at Toplitz, some 9 km to the West of Orsava in the Banat region of Romania. 16 men aboard were reportedly killed. Another 16 men came to death on 17 April 1944 when the Ju 52/3m g8e W.Nr. 501132 1Z+JX of 11./TG 4 was hit by Allied eascort fighters and ditched on the Danube river in an attempted emergency landing some 32 km South of Orsava.
The three victims on the ground at Semlin (Zemun) on 16 April 1944 were likely Ju 52/3m g6e W.Nr. 3126, as well as Me 323 E-2s W.Nr. 130030 and 130045. They were shown with 100, 90 and 75 percent of damages respectively.
Best regards,
Günther
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