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Old 21st October 2018, 18:05
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Re: Rudolf Schoenert 27.4.45

Thanks for clearing that up Rod,
yes we have to be careful...also with this one - interesting, but I cannot verify it...

Photo 01: The rear fuselage of a Junkers Ju 88G-6, WNr. 620788, with an unusual SN-2 aerial configuration. The aerials were mounted in this fashion in an experiment to determine whether the SN-2 would be less sensitive to 'Window' jamming, more effective in detecting high-flying bombers, and more efficient in detecting Mosquitoes approaching from behind and below. This particular aircraft, coded C9+AA, was assigned to Eichenlaubtrager Major Rudolf Schonert, the Kommodore of NJG5 at Lubeck-Blankensee, who is thought to have flown the machine with this installation only once. On that occasion, during a sortie east of the Elbe on 27 April 1945, an electrical fault rendered the radar unserviceable and the Ju 88 was shot down by a Mosquito. Schonert survived and was rescued by German troops. He died in Canada in 1985.

"Reference" https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Ju-88/NJG5.html

So it will be hard, but I´m trying to find matches for 7 Il-4 losses on 24-25.04.45 in soviet online sources (...next weekend)

Thanks & Greets

Michael
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