Oblt Ernst Berbecker KIA 16.10.40

[steve sheridan]

Hi can anybody help with the loss detail of Oblt Berbecker lost with his crew Neufchatel area 16.10.40. Unit and crew details required please if possible.

Best regs,
Steve.

[Matti Salonen]

1940-10-16, 6./KG 77, Ju 88A-1, 887094, 3Z+AP, 6 km östlich St.Germain, Absturz. Bruch 100 %.
F Olt Berbecker, Ernst, tot
BO Ofw Meyer, Erich, tot
BF Ofw Beyer, Richard, tot
BS Fw Bendiks, Alfred, tot

Matti

[Peter Cornwell]

6./KG77 Junkers Ju88A-1 (7094). Crashed 6 km east of St-Germain-sur-Eaulne following sortie over England, cause unknown. FF Oberlt Ernst Berbecker, BO Oberfw Erich Meyer, BF Oberfw Richard Beyer, and BS Fw Alfred Bendiks all killed. Aircraft 3Z+AP 100% write-off.

[steve sheridan]

Hi Matti / Peter, thank you very much for clearing this one up, i have one more question if i may, do you have similar loss detail for Oblt Heinz Urban and crew lost with KG77 21.9.40. Bel. crashed into the ground nr Laon?

Kindest regs,
Steve.

[Matti Salonen]

1940-09-21, 3./KG 77, Ju 88A-1, 882158, 3Z+DS, Laon, Absturz infolge unfreiwilliger Bodenberührung. Bruch 100 %.
F Olt Urban, Heinz, tot
BO Flg Zukowski, Ewald, tot
BF Uffz Liedtke, Wilhelm, tot
BS Fw Wenzel, Helmut, tot

Matti

[steve sheridan]

Matti, my thanks for your time and knowledge.

Kindest regs,
Steve.

[Peter Cornwell]

3./KG77 Junkers Ju88A-1 (2158). Flew into the ground during low-level pass at Laon-Athies airfield on return from sortie. FF Oberlt Heinz Urban, BO Flgr Ewald Zukowski, BF Uffz Wilhelm Liedtke, and BS Fw Helmut Wenzel all killed. Aircraft 3Z+DS 100% write-off.