Me 262 Operations about 27. + 28 + March 45

[Flugplatz Giessen]

Hello,

which JG flown Me 262 in combat operations in the area of Gießen and Wetzlar about March the 27. or 28. 1945 ??

Anybody losses of Me 262 on 28.March 1945 known?
TXS
Flugplatz Gießen

[net_sailor]

I found two losses at this date:
27.03.45 - Lt. Weihs from 3./JG 7 survived (no crash place given)
28.03.45 - Ofw. Lübkin from 11./JG 7 KIA (Me 262 Wk.Nr. 111541 destroyed by B-17 explosion near Dresden)

[Horst Kube]

Originally Posted by net_sailor

I found two losses at this date:
27.03.45 - Lt. Weihs from 3./JG 7 survived (no crash place given)
28.03.45 - Ofw. Lübkin from 11./JG 7 KIA (Me 262 Wk.Nr. 111541 destroyed by B-17 explosion near Dresden)

18.03.45 Oblt. Hans Dieter Weihs, emergeny landing after take off collision in Kaltenkirchen (near Hamburg) with Hans "Waldi" Waldmann.

22.03.45 Ofw. August Lübking, Me 262 exploded near Neustadt/Sachsen.

Regards, Horst

[net_sailor]

Maybe u're right, I use "Me 262 Schwalbe Vol.2" by S. Fleischer & M. Ryś from Aj-Press Aircraft Monographs series No. 31 (1997), so my source could be outdated.

Do u know Weihs' a/c Werk Nummer?

[Nick Beale]

The location, between Gießen and Wetzlar, was where American troops (7th Armored Div., I think) were pushing forward so it's possible that you should be looking at a recon unit or KG 51, rather than a fighter outfit.

[Leo Etgen]

Hello guys

I have Leutnant Hans-Dieter "Hadi" Weihs (9 victories) as flying Me 262 A-1a (W.Nr. 500 224) when he collided with Oberleutnant Hans "Dackel" Waldmann (134 victories, RK), Staffelkapitän of 3./JG 7, who was flying Me 262 A-1a "Yellow 3" (W.Nr. 170 097) and killed on 18 March 1945. Any comments or corrections are welcome.

Horrido!

Leo