Otto Hunnius

[steven]

Iam trying to find out what happened to this officer he was in 7 Staffel III/KG6. and was Vermisst on the 11.5.43. any help is appriciated.
Thanks Steven.

[Chris Goss]

Hptm Otto Hunnius was lost in Ju 88 A-14 Wk Nr 144679 coded 3E+CR of 7/KG 6 during a nuisance raid on southern England. He and his crew are reported missing

[Brian Bines]

Is the date correct I had this loss as the 12-5-43 (12/13th ?),

cheers

Brian Bines

[steven]

Hi Brian the date comes from his soldbuch which is in red, can you tell me who were the rest of the crewmembers.
Regards Steven.

[Brian Bines]

Hi Steven, I have B. Gef. Heinz Thieme, Bf. Uffz. Mathias Pabst and Bs. Gef. Heinz Schwaat. Please note these are from someone elses hand written notes so spelling may not be correct i.e Hunnius looked like Bonnius, anyway I hope this helps,

regards

Brian

PS if you search in members list for edNorths posts back to August 6th 2005 he listed KG 6 losses between 12th to 14th May 1943

[steven]

Hi Brian many thanks again, I will look at the posts, in his soldbuch it mentions the vermisst date in red with a red cross, I believe he was the pilot, as it mentions pilot training schools,but not sure any verification would help.
Cheers Steven

[Chris Goss]

Loss was 11-12 May and the crew Gefr Hans Thieme-B, Uffz Matthias Pabst-BF & Gefr Hans Schwaab-BS. I have Hunnius' crew details if this is of use

[steven]

Hi Chris thanks yes I would like to have the crew details, thank you. Can I ask why would the dates be different from what you have and what is recorded in his soldbuch.
Steven

[Chris Goss]

The date is not different-he took off on 11 May so that is what is recorded. I have just for him:

Born 8 Dec 15 in Mitau/Kurland. Left school Apr 35 and joined Navy. 1 Odct 35 was Faehnrich zur See and was a maritime observer. 1 Apr 37 Lt zS 1 Oct 38 to flying school at Stettin. 1 Apr 39 Oblt zS with a Bordfligergruppe and in Jun 40 posted to KuFlGr 806 before moving to LG 1. Oct 41 transfers to Luftwaffe. 1 Mar Hptm. May to Nov 42 C Schule & Blindflying School. Dec 42 to IV/KG 6 and May 43 to 7/KG 6.

[steven]

Thanks Chris for the information.
Regards Steven