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Re: Maj Alfred Hemm
No worries Chris
All I was doing was to try and check Helm's WW 1 career and since he is repeatedly called a pilot,
he most likely was that in Kampfstaffel 30 as well.
Jasta 10 is pretty well known and there is no Helm claiming any victories as far as I can see.
I know basically nothing about Kampfstaffel 30 as such but the German bomber force was initially called
Kampfgeschwader and subunits as Kampfstaffel, but that designation was changed to
Bombengeschwader and Bombenstaffel sometime in 1917/18.
The aircraft they used had gunners and the pilots did just that pilot the aircraft.
The unit BOGOHL V was not created until late in the war (didn't exist in 1916)
Can't really see him claiming anything in WW 1
One possibility is of course if he served somewhere else before being posted to Bombenstaffel 30.
Johannes confirms his three WW 2 claims and I begin to suspect they have, for some reason been
"duplicated back" to his WW 1 days as well.
One problem with Johannes' list and Marcel's statement that Helm never served in NJG 1.
Johannes has Helm claiming twice with II./NJG 2 (30 June and 20 July 1942) but also once with II/NJG 1
(18 Aug 1942)
That claim is repeated in his Luftwaffe Night Fighter claims 1939-45
He has on the other hand nothing on Hemm.....
I have Theo's books but they are unfortunately out of reach after my surgery,
so no checking there.
Hopefully both Marcel and Theo can revert back with whom claimed the Wellington on 18 Aug 1942.
Rather amusing Chris (if one can call it that) is your initial posting where you say Alfred Hemm should not
be confused with Alfred Helm.
Seems to me to be exactly the case over and over again.....
Cheers
Stig
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