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Re: KG26 experten
Hello Brian,
In Rudi Schmidt's book "Achtung - Torpedo Los" I found the following info :
20/3/40: Gefr. Hans Baehr;
10/4/40: Oblt. Otto Housselle and Uffz. Franz Gruber, other crew members are uncertain. For the same date the book notes the following other names a :
Uffz. Herbert Hoffmann wia after crash over Germany;
Oblt. Heinz-Joachim Müller kia - seezielgebiet Norwegen;
Gefr. Robert Mollik wia - seezielgebiet Norwegen;
Gefr. Karl-Heinz Fass wia - seezielgebiet Norwegen.
I suppose the last 3 losses belonged to 1 aircraft with 1 or 2 members unhurt. So its possible that Uffz. Hoffmann was also the only casualty in a second plane (crashed over Germany). If we think further in this way, it would indicate the other 2 or 3 crewmembers in Otto Housselle plane were unhurt. Crashes without wounded or killes members are not filed in the loss list. So no information found about the second loss on 10/4/40.
Perhaps someone else on this board has more information.
Best wishes,
Dirk
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