[Leo Etgen]

Hello Batur

The JG 52 loss lists that I have seen (Fast/Perry) have the following losses for 5 July 1943:

I./JG 52

Bf 109G-6 W.Nr. 20030 I./JG 52 (80%)
Overturned on landing. Fl.Pl. Bessonowka (F)
Bf 109G-6 W.Nr. 20004 weiße 5 (100%) 1./JG 52
Maddalena, Ofw. Basilio MIA after Luftkampf with Pe-2.
WNr. reported as 2004. 10 km NNE of Tomarowka F
Bf 109G-6 W.Nr. 20055 2./JG 52 (40%)
Flak, unbekannt (F)
Bf 109G-6 W.Nr. 15577 schwarze 6 (100%) 2./JG 52
Baumgart, Uffz. Hans MIA after Luftkampf with 10 Il-2s. Belgorod area F
Bf 109G-6 W.Nr. 20031 gelbe 7 (100%) 3./JG 52
Hess, Uffz. Edgar MIA after Luftkampf. Belgorod F

III./JG 52

Bf 109G-6 W.Nr. 20062 weiße 9 (80%) 7./JG 52
Krupinski, Oblt. Walter (RK) Injured, overturning on landing. (Flak?) Ugrim/Belgorod F
Bf 109G-4 W.Nr. 19764 (100%) 8./JG 52
Luftkampf. Belgorod F
Bf 109G-4 W.Nr. 19709 (100%) 8./JG 52
Schumacher, Fw. Karl (DK) WIA in Luftkampf. Notlandung. NE of Belgorod F
Second time WNr. reported on same day!
Bf 109G-4 W.Nr. 19754 schwarze 8 (100%) 8./JG 52
Hauswirth, Fw. Wilhelm (DK) MIA due to Flak. Belgorod F
Bf 109G-4 W.Nr. 19534 schwarze 12 (100%) 8./JG 52
Lotzmann, Uffz. Manfred MIA after Luftkampf. Ugrim/Belgorod F
Bf 109G-4 W.Nr. 19709 schwarzes winkel-winkel (100%) 8./JG 52
Leschkowitz, Uffz. Martin KIA, cause unknown. Bauchlandung. Ugrim/Belgorod F
Bf 109G-4 W.Nr. 19300 gelbe 3, BH+XD (100%) 9./JG 52
Knehs, Fw. Walter MIA after Luftkampf. Ugrim/Belgorod F
Bf 109G-4 W.Nr. 175819 (60%) 9./JG 52
Landing accident. Fl.Pl. Saporoshje-Ost (H)

As you can see there is no loss that is specifically identified as his. It is my information that he was serving as Staffelkapitän of 2./JG 52 at the time. Could it be that the third entry represents this incident?

Horrido!

Leo