[Brian Bines]

Brian according to Luft QM's returns dated 18-11-40 there is Ju 52 wn 5729 of Transportstaffel See on F shot down Stavanger Sola 15-11-40 while on Transportflug for K.Fl.Gp 406. F Ogef Fritz Rottgen ( umlaut over o) Bm Uffz Eduard Rathje, Bf Gef Wilhelm Herrmann, Bs Uffz Heinrich Osterheld ( umlaut over O) F Uffz Paul Stephan (name ruled out and later note streiche vermisst), Reg Insp Thielke (name added in hand and subject to admendment). All crew noted as missing but it looks like Rathje and Herrmann are changed to dead. Might be worth checking names under the Grave search or under the ' Deutsche Flieger unter dem Nordlicht ' site .
In admendments Fw. Paul Stephan is shown as belonging to I/406 and Insp Thielke as K.Fl.Gp.706 both missing. Uffz Rathje is noted as dead in QM's returns dated 25-11-1942 and Uffz. Herrmann in returns dated 7-6-1942.
Anyone know whether 5729 was a Ju52 Floatplane?

Regards

Brian Bines