[sveahk]

Looking through Heinz Kuschels "Flugbuch" from April till September 1944, some questions come to mind:

1. His first "kill", a Thunderbolt, obviously came early in the morning on his "8. Feindflug". The date was 30.6.44 when he flew a Bf 109 G6, marked +9. The area was Chéniers. Is this victory confirmed?

2. The same question re his second "kill". This time it's a B-17 shot down at Langendiebach - Frankfurt he writes down in the remarks. It's his "10. Feindflug".

3. After his "11. Feindflug" on August 8 his hunting days are for the time being over. He doesn't get a stamp for his flights but a signature from a "Ltn. u. Staffelkapitän 1 JG 27". It looks very much as if he wrote the certificate himself. Only the Lieutnant's signature is somewhat different. And who could that have been...? (see attachment)

4. According to Kuschels Flugbuch he afterwards was sent to the flight school in Baltringen, southern Germany, to teach younger fighter pilots. Which he did mostly in a "L 3". Now, is this the american "Grasshopper", the Aeronca L-3? And if yes, how did that plane end up in a German flight school?

A couple of questions, to which I very much would appreciate answers!
Thanks in advance

Hans K