Aircraft fate

[Stefan]

Does anyone know the fate of Ju 52 BD+OQ and Ju 88 F6+LH?

Stefan

[Andy Mitchell]

Stefan,

Regarding the Ju 88 F6+LH - which one? I have four losses with that code recorded in the AufklGr. 122 Diary.

[Stefan]

It should be around 23. September 1942.
FF Pfenicher.

[Andy Mitchell]

Stefan,

Here are the details provided to me by Matti some while ago.

This one I have not updated into the diary...yet

23.9.1942 1.(F)/122 Ju 88 D-1 Trop 430128 F6+LH

Jans, Friedrich Beobachter Ofw + 23.9.1942

Pfenicher, Alfred Flugzeugführer Oblt + 23.9.1942

Teufel, Arthur Bordfunker Uffz verletzt 25.9.1942 Uffz Teufel im Lazarett 1942-09-25 seinen Verletzungen erlegen.

Zimmermann, Eberhard Bordschütze Uffz + 23.9.1942 VDK: Dionyssos-Rapendoza/Griechenland, Gruft 2, Reihe 8, Platte 6

Mediterranean Air War v2 does not refer to the loss.

[Stig Jarlevik]

Was this combat related or not Andy?
Exact loss place? Somewhere in Greece I presume?

If the loss was a non-combat related one, it is not included in the MAW series
Not sure exactly where they draw the line so to speak, but this is probably one of them.

Cheers
Stig

PS: Was the BF really wounded two days later? I can understand his wounds might have been worse than originally thought and he was hospitalized two days later...

[Rottler]

Hello,

GQM loss return 27 Sep 1942, item 73: on 23 Sep 1942 loss of Ju 88 D-1 trop WNr. 430128 1.(F)/122 100%, F = Feindflug/operational flight, crashlocation: not reported, loss reason: Absturz, Aufschlagbrand, loss category: 20 = Totalverlust ohne Feindeinwirkung mit Feindauftrag/destroyed without enemy action on an operational flight, crew not reported.
1st correction 5 Oct 1942:
F Oblt Pfennicher †
B Ofw Jans †
Bs Uffz Zimmermann †
Bf Uffz Teufel verletzt.
2nd correction 19 Oct 1942: Uffz Teufel seinen Verletzungen erlegen (no date).

Regards
Leo

[RT]

Teufel's death= 25.Sept. 1942 in an italian hospital i. Korinth

Loss 4 km ost of Korinth

Rémi

[Stefan]

Thank you! Very interesting stuff.

Regards
Stefan

[Stig Jarlevik]

Leo/Rémi

Thanks a lot for your input. I misinterpreted 'erlegen' to mean something else.

So it was classified as a combat mission after all.
Thus should be in MAW after all, unless the incident happened on the outbound journey.

B Rgds
Stig