[Doug Stankey]

From our files we have gleaned the following about this chap:

FENSKE, Walter Erich.
(Date of birth: 22.06.11 at Neuwedel).
09.39 in 2.(Z)/LG 1.
08.10.39 now in 14.(Z)/LG 1.
21.07.40 trf to 3./NJG 1.
10.40 Lt., assigned to 3./NJG 1.
11.02.41 Oblt., appt Staka of 3./NJG 1 (to 10.41).
10.41 appt Staka 9./NJG 2.
06.43 Hptm., Staka 11./NJG 5.
†28.03.44 Hptm., KIA during operational mission or died at Brodenbach in Bf 110 G-4 test flight crash Brodenbach that possibly occurred two days earlier on 26.03.44 while in 3./NJGr. 10.
Credited with 14 air victories, all but two of which were at night.

Most of this material comes from microfilms of assignment orders. The rest comes from various books.

We hope that this helps.



Larry deZeng
Doug Stankey