killed on 3rd March 44, Maximilian von Obauer-Bannerfeld

[barkas]

Hallo again,
please who has more detailed informations about Maximilian von Obauer-Bannerfeld?
On her burial stone was "*2.5.1914 +3.3.1944 im Luftkampf über Leipzig"
(killed in airbattle over Leipzig)

[Khorat]

Hi, I find:

3.3.44 ERLA comp. near Kattesnaundorf/Saale Fw. Obauer von Lennerfeld KIA
Midair Collision (Bf 109 G-6 serial 39051) Source GQM losses

khorat

[Rasmussen]

Originally Posted by Khorat

near Kattesnaundorf/Saale

Kattersnaundorf wasn't located on the river Saale but on the half distance between Delitzsch and Leipzig. I wrote "was" because there is an opencast mining now.

Maximilian von Obauer-Bannerfeld was born in Klattau (now Klatovy in Czech).

Best wishes
Rasmussen

[Khorat]

sorry - collision with another Bf 109 - transferfligth no airbattle !

khorat

[barkas]

Thanks, that´s great!

After your message I find:
778/2_15 44.03.03 L.R. Erla-Flzg.Werke Kattersnaundorf
Zusammenstoss in der Luft (s.lfd. Nr.26) Bf 109 G6 411912 60% Ofhr.Thurau 1/-/-
778/2_15 44.03.03 L.R. Erla-Flzg.Werke Kattersnaundorf
Zusammenstoss in der Luft (s.lfd. Nr.27) Bf 109 G6 39051 100% -/-/-
778/2_15 44.03.03 L.R. Erla-Flzg.Werke Delitzsch
Bruchlandung infolge techn. Mängel Bf 109 G5 34049 55% -/-/-

So, you thing the name Thurau in Verlustmeldung is incorrect?

[Khorat]

Oberfähnrich Arno Thurau, pilot of the second 109, was from the 3./JGr.Süd

khorat