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Old 21st July 2011, 04:52
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Re: Wekusta 1 Ob.d.L

We have nothing about these fellows in our officer database but Kracker has the following:

Rapp, Karl Oblt Wekusta 1 (Weather Reconnaissance) Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430804 "D7 + FH" (lost) Observer Operational Clasp MIA 23 August, 1943 after aerial combat with Beaufighters of RAF No. 604 Sq., 130 miles northeast of the river Tees. Repeated attacks caused the port engine and wing to become engulfed in flames and Rapp attempted to ditch in the North Sea. The AC hit water and bounced once and then exploded and sank in seconds. Remaining crew (all MIA): Reg.Rat Otto Krug, Observer, Uffz Alfred Schulz, wireless operator and Fw Otto Kühle, mechanic. Per "Air War over Denmark, Kühle's grave is the only known grave, as he washed ashore on the Danish northwest coast on 7 October, 1943, and was buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 14 October, 1943.
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