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Old 25th May 2006, 18:11
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Re: German losses May 10,1940 Belgium

Continuing from the previous post, I have the following additions, mostly from "Mei 1940 boven Belgie", "12 days in May" and "Bataille Aerienne and Rupture sur la Meuse":

1. Hückelmann Adolf , StabsFeldw., ° April 30,1909; 67474-09 8 KG54
He-111P. Huckelmann and his crew were shot down on 10.05.40 near Courtrai due to enemy fighters. The crew was as follows:
FF Hptmn Fritz Stadelmeyer - wounded (also Staffelkapitan)
BO Oblt. Felix Kriegskotte - taken prisoner
BF Stfw. Adolf Huckelmann - killed
BM Fw. Oskar Wolf - wounded
Hückelmann Adolf, ..., °...?, 3 KG54 He-111P B3 + ?. B3+?S
2. Hinze Alfred,Feldw.,WoP, °Dec.12,1913 Schnatow; 65116-22 7/KG53
He-111H A1
3. Leonhardt Emil, U/off, °June 26,1912,Emmendingen;62691-? 3KG27 He-111P 1G+ ?L.
3 members of this crew are burried in Antoing:
Uffz(?) Schoenherr, Uffz Werner Stramm, Uffz Emil Leonhardt.

4. Kisker Manfred,U/Off Obs.,° May 10,1917 Bremen; 62674-51 8/K He-111P 1G + L.
He-111 1G+DL of 3/KG27 was shot down at Ingelmunster by Moranes of GC II/3. 3 crew members PoW:
Uffz Otto Wehmeyer (pilot),
Uffz Arthur Vougt (navigator),
Uffz Otto Mihita (engineer)
The gunner Kisker (in some sources Wiskes) jumped by parachute. Apparently killed.

5. Flehmer Gerhard,O/Gefr.Funk.,°March 1, 1919,Oberhof-Randow;67474-36 8/Stab JG54 He-111P B3 + ?5.
One of the 6 He-111s of 8/KG54 shot down around 18.30 by Hurricanes of 85 and 87 Sqn, and Moranes of GC II/1. This crew:
Oblt Volprecht Riedesel, Freiherr zu Eisenbach (pilot, PoW),
Ogfr Gerhard Flehmer (Wop, already killed in flight)
Fw Werner Joest (Obs, PoW)
Uffz Eduard Kreiss (BM, PoW). (

6. Frank, Lt.Flg,°...., ...He-111.
Not exactly the same name, but I have a He-111 of 7/KG53 that crashed around 06.00 in Ell, Luxembourg, after being hit by Hawks of GC I/4 after an attack on the Reims area. Crew:
Lt Franke (pilot, PoW),
Fl Stab-Ing Emil Issel (obs, jumped over France and was killed)
Uffz Willy Wolf (BM, jumped over France, PoW)
Uffz Engelmann (bomber, PoW)
and an unknown gunner. I would not be surprised if Hinze under 2. above was this gunner.

7. Dörwald Otto-Friedrich, Lt,...,...;I/LG1 He-111H.
Dorwald and crew shot down on 10.05.40 while flying a recon mission, lost to fighters near Meux. Crew consisted of the following;
FF Lt. Otto Dorwald - prisoner
BO Gefr. Werner Hinrichs - prisoner
BM Uffz. Alfred Muller - killed
BS Ofw. Paul Fehlinger - killed
L1+AB
8. Hoover H,...,...,; 2KG27 He-111; crashed bij Courtrai (Kortrijk),Belgium.
Lt Hans-Wilhelm Hover of Stab II/KG27 and 3 others of his crew PoW.
9. Hartmann Werner, Fldwl-Pilot, °...,...; 3LG1 He-111.
Hartmann and crew shot down on 10.05.40 due to enemy fighters near Lille. Crew was as follows;
FF Fw. Werner Hartmann - prisoner
BO Fw. Wilhelm Franz - prisoner
BF Gefr. Max Buhler - prisoner
BS Uffz. Hans Saas - killed
L1+EL

10. Vogel Alfred, U/Off.-Pilot, °....,...; 3KG54 He-111.
Vogel and crew shot down by enemy fighters near Courtrai on 10.05.40.Crew was as follows;
FF Uffz. Alfred Vogel - taken prisoner
BO Uffz. Paul Hentschel - wounded
BF Uffz. Willi Pomorin - taken prisoner
BM Ogefr. Emil Luis - killed
B3+?S
This machine of 8./KG54 crash landed near Sluis, just across the belgian-dutch border.
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