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Re: Photos/info on Fw Ernst Biegert of 2./JG26 in 1940
Rasmussen,
According to the back of this photo, " Meine 4 macht den ersten Abschuss über Rotterdam, einen .... ( illegible ). Fw. Biegert und ... (?) Mai 1940, B'hardt " This would translate as: " My 4 gets the first claim over Rotterdam, an ... Fw. Biegert and .... (?) May 1940, B'hardt"
I believe that this caption was written by one of the ground maintenance crew for the a/c, which is probably the "Red 4" shown in other photos in this series.
According to Jochen Prien's JFV #3, Biegert scored the first I./JG26 victory of the WC on May 10, 1940, a Koolhoven FK 58 SE of Rotterdam. It was also his first victory, so this photo apparently matches that incident. He scored a second victory the next day, and then was killed on 28.05.40 when he was shot down in air combat with a Spitfire NW of Calais in an E-1. In one of his books, Pierre Watteeuw ID's his plane that day as "Red 13." the source of which info is unknown to me.
So, I think that we have this one solved.
Regards,
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