[Brian Bines]

Matti, Thanks very much for this information which soryts out he names and fates of the airmen on 7697.

Remi, I have checked the GQM list and the date for Oblt Schmidtke of II/TG3 being wounded/injured is 15-3-45 with the rest of his crew (no names) noted as uninjured (report dated 21-3-45). Another Ju52 641190 of II/TG3 was also written off at Breslau on the 15th with the whole crew safe. I just wondered if the extra B, Bf and Bw being carried by 7697 on the 17th. were the rest of Schmidte's crew being returned while their pilot was being treated in Breslau. I guess that it will just have to be considered a possibilty,

Thanks again to you both,

All the best

Brian Bines