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Re: Adj. - I./JG 26
These are relevant entries in Doug's Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries:
HAFER, Ludwig. 01.08.39 Lt., RLM/Ob.d.L. pool (Sch.Etat). 12.10.39 Lt., RLM pool (Sch.Etat), trf to Erg. JSt. 3 Herzogenaurach. 01c.12.39 Lt., Erg.JSt. 3. 06.12.39 Lt., Stab/JG 51. 16.08.40 Oblt., in Stab I./JG 26 (to 31.08.40 †). 31.08.40 Lt., Adj. Stab I./JG 26, KIA – Bf 109 E-1 shot down by Spitfires of 603 Sqdn. in London area and crashed near Rainham or off Dungeness (two primary accounts, same date, different locations but both agree that he was killed, probably because his parachute failed to open - remains found vic Ingrebourne). Buried at Cannock Chase. Credited with 2 victories.
DÄHNE, Kurt Hubertus. (DOB: 12.09.14 in Breslau). 16.08.33 entered service in the Luftwaffe. 01.04.37 Ofhr., 1./Aufkl.Gr. 113, promo to Lt.(RDA 01.04.36). 17.08.37 trf to Aufkl.Gr. 122 at Prenzlau. 09.06.38 trf to 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 13. 04.12.39 pilot’s license issued by FFS A/B 14 Klagenfurt. 01.01.40 trf to 1./JG 26. 15.02.40 trf to JFS 5 at Wien-Schwechat. 10.06.40 trf to 1./Erg.Jagdgruppe Merseburg then to I./JG 26. 09.40 Adj. in I./JG 26. 09.40 Oblt., in 1./JG 26 (to 14.09.40). 14.09.40 Oblt., Stab I./JG 26 KIA – Bf 109 E-1 (<+-) in a mid-air collision with an RAF 253 Sqdn. Hurricane and crashed vic "Beacon Hill" near Teynham/Kent). Buried at Cannock Chase. Credited with 2 victories.
Peter
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