Crashing place of Hptm. Horst-Günther von Fassong III./JG 11

[Csaba B. Stenge]

Gentlemen,

Accorting to my knowledge, Hptm. von Fassong was shot down during the Bodenplatte by P-47's of the 366th FG 390th FS, north of Maastricht (near Opglabbeek?).
Was his body found nowadays or he is still in missing status?

[robert_schulte]

According to John Manrho's book on Bodenplatte published in 2004, Hptm. von Fassong crashed near Opglabbeek and is still listed as MIA.
Best wishes
Robert

[Csaba B. Stenge]

Thanks, Robert.

[John Manrho]

His grave was never identified. From the Asch area some 5-6 dead pilots of 1.1.45 were transferred to US Cemetery Margarten and later in 1946/1947 reinterred at Ysselsteyn. Unfortunately the information on these remains are not sufficient to indicate any identification.

regards,

John.

[Dennis Peschier]

Hello john,
If I remember correctly a relative of a US soldier asked questions on the old board about papers that were found on a dead luftwaffe pilot that was shot down on 1.1.45.
Though this person only got them from a family member and did not remove it from the body himself he was aggressively reprimanded on this board. I believe there was a name of the Luftwaffe pilot but I don't remember it. Did you ever got in contact with him/her? Or was his first post the only message ever received?

Dennis

[John Manrho]

Dennis,

I am not sure what posting you mean....can't remember. It might be that I have been contacted, not sure. Maybe Ruy knows a way to search for posts of the old 12 oçlock high/ Can't remember a reprimand though in conjunction with a question regarding 1.1.45.

cheers,

John.

[Dennis Peschier]

John,
The reprimand was not made by you I believe. I am not sure but I think it the name was Günther Specht. The person who approached the board had come into the posesion of papers with that name. The story was that his father or grandfather had take it of a dead pilot that had just crashed with his plane in Belgium. Other members replied that in doing so the German was burried was an unidentified soldier. I think it was not the reply expected and no other posts followed. I alwas assumed it was solved off-board.
It was quite a while ago so the detail are a bit foggy
Dennis

[NUPPOL]

It was Lt August Engel not Specht whose papers were recovered

see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Specht

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...t=August+engel