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Re: Lw recce aircraft losses Med 1942/43
Hello all,
regarding L1+NL Peter Taghon writes in "Die Geschichte des Lehrgeschwaders 1", that the mission flown on the 24th was not a recce but an ordinary atack on an airfield (Flugplatz Bir Hooker), flown by I./LG 1.
There´s a short notice wich roughly translates: The Ju 88 A-4 L1+NL of Oblt. Walter Machazek is persecuted by 73. Sqn W/O Ernest Joyce. She takes a lot of hits and crashes at 22:45 hours near Burg el Arab, south-west of Alexandria. Only Bordfunker Uffz. Heinrich Wankmüller and Bordschütze Walter Schulze (no rank) survive and become POW.
Ju 88 A-4; L1+NL; Wnr. 140093; FF Oblt. Walter Machazek missing; BO Uffz. Alfons Kontek missing; BF Uffz. Heinrich Wankmüller POW; BS ? Walter Schulze POW
Hope this helps a little
Norbert
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