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Re: Maj. W. Hoffman NJG5 meets Lancaster pilot he shot down in hospital 1945.
There are several possibilities...
Maj. Max Eckhoff died in the crash of II./NJG2 Ju99G6 621089 near Buch, by Schwäb-Gmünd, after air combat. However, this crash occurred some distance SW of where Muncer's Lancaster crashed.
Lt. Hans Rasper and Lt. Herbert Ludwig both piloted II./NJG101 Ju88G6s that were shot down by return fire over/near Nürnberg.
Rasper's Ju88 came down in Altenberg at 21:45h, and Ludwig's Ju88 came down at Fischbach at 21:41h.
Both crews survived, although all of Ludwig's crew suffered injuries.
Muncer's Lancaster (PA234) crashed at map grid ref wT215912 (49 22 50 N, 10 47 27 E), or 1 kilometre NW of Bürglein.
Rasper and Ludwig's Ju88s crashed around 25 kilometres further east of Lancaster PA234, while Eckhoff's Ju88 crashed 90 kilometres south-west.
Rasper was shot down while attacking a Lancaster over Nürnberg. He claimed the Lancaster as destroyed.
Ludwig claimed a Lancaster shot down 10-20 kilometres west of Nürnberg at 21:35h and was then shot down while attacking a second Lancaster of Nürnberg, which he also claimed destroyed.
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