Dears ,
It seems to me "big step to forward in our puzzles (but needed Your help)" | we need to know more detail about pilot:
MIA on: 03/03/45 Gefr. Nettelmeier from 2./JG 3 Bf 109 G- Reason and place unknown ?????
The same day , (have a look info. about pilot Brandt from 2./JG3):
"...On 22 January 1945,2./JG 3 was relocated to Stettin-Altdamm for operations over the Eastern front. The primary mission of the unit was low-level attacks in support of the German army in the Bromberg/Posen area. Additionally, escort missions for Fw 190 ground-attack and Ju 87 anti-tank aircraft were flown. On 10 February, the unit relocated to Pinnow near Kolberg in Pomerania. On 3 March 1945, Brandt destroyed 3 Russian tanks with bombs, strafed and set on fire 20 trucks and shot down two Russian Pe-2 twin-engine bombers and a LaGG-3 fighter. However, he was again shot down and wounded in aerial combat with a Russian Il-2 Sturmovik ground attack aircraft. He successfully managed a belly landing in his damaged Bf 109 G-14 (W.Nr. 464 278) near Augustwalde. Following the dissolution of I./JG 3 on 23 March 1945, Brandt was appointed Staffelkapitän of 7./JG 3. He held the post until the end of the war. Brandt died of complications from the wounds he received during the war on 28 January 1977 at Bottrop.... "
See both sources:
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/brandt.html
http://www.luftwaffe.be/miajg3.html
Have somebody of you Flugbuch (or info.) for both pilots from
2./JG3 and can compare/check if they were on the same mission on 3 March 1945 around area of Stettin on the same aircrafts Bf109G ? You can contact with me on prive box too. (we need your support if you have sources, info. , ect...).
For collegues from U.S.A. can you check it at US archives ? It seems that some documents of JG3 could be there ?
I"m sure that chronicle book of JG3 exist but where is available ?
Best regards,
Kris