II./ JG 52 first deployment(Aug 6, 1940 to Aug 18, 1940)

[Daniel Nole]

Hi

Searching info about the losses of II./JG 52 in his very short first deployment at Peuplingues, some 12 days.
After historial the Gruppe lost six Bf 109s with his pilots in six days and like III./JG 52(maybe less disastrous)was also retired of operations. However, the Gruppe was re-deployed on Sep 25, 1940 again at Peuplingues.
I have info of this 12 days only from Fw. Paul Boche(4./ JG 52 WNr 3465)lost Aug 10, 1940.

Thanks

[Leo Etgen]

Hi Daniel

Prien has the following losses for the Gruppe in the time frame you are interested in:

7 August 1940: Bf 109 E-1 of II./JG 52 flown by an unknown pilot, crash-landed at Oldendorf due to engine damage, 60%
12 August 1940: Leutnant Heinz Gehlhaar of 4./JG 52, missing in Bf 109 E-3 following aerial combat with Hurricane fighters over Hastings, 100%
12 August 1940: Unteroffizier Hermann Kern of 5./JG 52 killed in Bf 109 E-1 in aerial combat with Hurricane fighters over Hastings, ditched northwest of Boulogne, 100%
12 August 1940: Unteroffizier Leo Zaunbrecher of 5./JG 52 prisoner after emergency landing in Bf 109 E-1 "Red 14" (W.Nr. 3367) near Lewes following aerial combat, 100%
14 August 1940: Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Rüttinger of 4./JG 52 missing in Bf 109 E-3 following aerial combat in the Canterbury area, 100%
14 August 1940: Oberfeldwebel Heinz Weiss of 4./JG 52 killed in Bf 109 E-1 in aerial combat in the Canterbury area, 100%
14 August 1940: Oberfeldwebel Hans Potthast of 5./JG 52 missing in Bf 109 E-1 following aerial combat in the Canterbury area, 100%
14 August 1940: Bf 109 E-1 of 6./JG 52 flown by an unknown pilot, lost direction during take-off at Peuplingues, 60%

I hope this helps.

Horrido!

Leo

[Daniel Nole]

Super Leo.
Many thanks.