KG54 loss 6th.June 1944

[Brian Bines]

ADIK report no 270/1944 shows that around 0100hrs on the 7th June ''(pilot) Fw. Waldemar Baetke disc no 60029 '' was picked up by a US destroyer off the French Beachead. However the airman who held the EK.1 died some twenty minutes later. I could not find any reference to him, however the KG 54 book shows that a Bf of 9/KG54 Fw. Waldemar Bethge was reported missing with his crew on the 6th.June. Does anyone have anything to confirm if this is the same man,

Thanks

Brian Bines

[Matti Salonen]

1944-06-06, 9./KG 54, Ju 88A-4, 301328, B3+BT, Seine-Bucht, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Lt Müller, Rolf, vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Gefr Kupprion, August, vermißt
Bordfunker Fw Baetke, Waldemar, vermißt
Bordschütze Uffz Biedermann, Gerhard, vermißt

Matti

[Brian Bines]

Matti, thank you very much for this info, looks like the spelling in the KG54 book was not correct,

Regards

Brian Bines

[Jim P.]

KG 54 recorded other losses for this day, two of which were listed in Radtke's KG 54 books without WNr. Are these by chance listed in the WASt reports?

Ju 88A-4, , Kuhn, Uffz. Franz-Josef, , III., 9., KG 54, , B3+GT, , , 06-Jun-44, MIA during anti-shipping sortie to Seinebucht due to Flak. Bf POW, rest MIA., , FR, Radtke, KG 54, p.330, 368, , Seinebucht, 100%, F, B Fw. Werner Winkel, Bf Fw. Walter Tauffenbach & Bs Uffz. Lorenz Wolf, ,
Ju 88A-4, , Dollensky, Hptm. Franz, , III., 8., KG 54, , B3+GR, , , 06-Jun-44, MIA during anti-shipping sortie to Seinebucht, cause unknown. B also MIA, rest KIA., , FR, Radtke, KG 54, p.330, 368, , Seinebucht, 100%, F, B Ogefr. Johann Loley, Bf Uffz. Heinrich Hartmann & Bs Gefr. Helmut Orth, ,

[Matti Salonen]

1944-06-06, 3./KG 54, Ju 88A-4, 301190, B3+HL, Seine-Bucht, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Ofhr Wendt, Hans-Georg, vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Uffz Stühler, Kurt, +
Bordfunker Ogfr Schönhals, Ernst, vermißt
Bordschütze Uffz Podewski, Bruno, +
1944-06-06, 3./KG 54, Ju 88A-4, 301583, B3+XL, Seine-Bucht, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Hptm Birkner, Herbert, vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Fw Köllmer, Walter, vermißt
Bordfunker Uffz Hinterholzer, Arthur, vermißt
Bordschütze Uffz Sobiansky, Fritz, vermißt
1944-06-06, 8./KG 54, Ju 88A-4, 550499, B3+GR, Seine-Bucht, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Hptm Dollensky, Franz. vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Ogfr Lolei, Johann, vermißt
Bordfunker Uffz Hartmann, Heinrich, +
Bordschütze Gefr Orth, Helmut, +
1944-06-06, 9./KG 54, Ju 88A-4, (88)5834, B3+GT, Seine-Bucht, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Uffz Kuhn, Franz-Josef, vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Fw Winkel, Werner, vermißt
Bordfunker Fw Tauffenbach, Walter, gefangen
Bordschütze Uffz Wolf, Lorenz, vermißt

Matti

[Jim P.]

Matti, as always, thank you. jlp