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Old 6th February 2011, 22:53
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Searching for Gefr. Franz Strada 9/KG4 10.5.40 JU88 5J+GT

Hello,
I'm looking for informations and pictures of Gefreiter Franz Strada who died on 10th may 1940 on the attack of Schiphol.
He served at least in the 9th squadron of the Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever".
He was observer in a JU88 A-1, 5J+GT.
The pilot was Olt. Friedrich Karl Rinck.
The crash is written in the book "Fliegerhorst Schiphol" from A.Jansen.

Maybe someone have got some more informations on that flight crew, especially of Strada.

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Old 7th February 2011, 14:39
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Re: Searching for Gefr. Franz Strada 9/KG4 10.5.40 JU88 5J+GT

9./KG4 Junkers Ju88A-1 (3041). Engaged by Fokker DXXI during dawn attack on Schiphol and also set alight by AA fire. Belly-landed by the Hoofdweg, north of Hoofddorp, near Vijfhuizen, 4.45 a.m. BS Gefr Franz Strada killed, FF Oberlt Friedrich-Karl Rinck, BF Oberfw Wilhelm Rüther, and HS Gefr Ferdinand Wissing all captured unhurt – later released. Aircraft 5J+GT 100% write-off.

(55544/59) Franz STRADA was born 29 November 1919 in Krummau, Sudetenland, now Český Krumlov in the Czech Republic.
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Old 7th February 2011, 18:35
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Re: Searching for Gefr. Franz Strada 9/KG4 10.5.40 JU88 5J+GT

Thank you!!
These are the informations I already got from the Internet.

Where did you find the personal informations about Strada? Dog tag number etc...

I hope someone have some additional private informations and pictures.

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Old 7th February 2011, 21:03
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Re: Searching for Gefr. Franz Strada 9/KG4 10.5.40 JU88 5J+GT

I was in touch with Wissing but he had photos only of the crew from after this shoot down (and who were shot down again in Jan 41)
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Old 7th February 2011, 21:09
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Re: Searching for Gefr. Franz Strada 9/KG4 10.5.40 JU88 5J+GT

Thanks Chris!
Do you know if Wissing is still alive?

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Old 7th February 2011, 21:20
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Re: Searching for Gefr. Franz Strada 9/KG4 10.5.40 JU88 5J+GT

Do you know if Wissing, Rinck and Rüther is on that picture?
Strada is the right one at the bottom.

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Old 7th February 2011, 21:36
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Re: Searching for Gefr. Franz Strada 9/KG4 10.5.40 JU88 5J+GT

No and in any case Rinck was an officer and these are NCOs. Rinck and Wissing are no longer alive
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Old 7th February 2011, 21:45
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Re: Searching for Gefr. Franz Strada 9/KG4 10.5.40 JU88 5J+GT

Thank you!
You are right for sure, they all have NCO sidecaps.

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