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The cemetery records of Neustadt-Glewe contain the data for Uffz. Hubert Kuznik (Kudznik or Kutznik). He was born on November 2, 1919, and died on April 19, 1945, in Neustadt-Glewe, where he is also buried. According to a report by Fritz Hennis (January 10, 1946), submitted during a search in the Jägerblatt, Kuznik and Wagner were supposed to ferry two Ta 152s from Rechlin to Neustadt-Glewe and were attacked by two Spitfires during landing. Kuznik overran his aircraft while defending himself and crashed. One Spitfire was shot down by the airfield's flak, and the pilot was killed. This Spitfire was flown by Flight Lieutenant H.A. Cowan, who was buried in the Neustadt-Glewe cemetery on April 22, 1945. Norman Franks' "Fighter Command Losses" states that Cowan was shot down by the anti-aircraft guns of Parchim airfield; this is incorrect. Willi Reschke mentions this story in connection with Sergeant Blum and with an unspecified date. The names of the German airmen come from Henning. According to him, these men belonged to the Ta152 test command in Rechlin and, after its disbandment on April 1, 1945, were transferred to JG301 in Neustadt-Glewe.
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