lV/NJG5 Rennes France March/April 1943.

[roberthagger]

'Princes of Darkness' by Claire Rose Knott states that lV/NJG5 was based at Rennes in France in March/April 1943 to help protect the U-Boat bases.

A photo of a Ju88 captioned as belonging to a detachment of lV/5 is in Aders 'History of the German Night Fighter Force'. The fuselage code appears to be a large C9+V?.

Are any other photos of this unit's a/c known to exist?

Is it known if Prince zu Sayn Wittgenstein was stationed at Rennes at this time? It is not clear from Knott's book.

Thanks for any replies.

RH

[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello,

I can confirm that IV./NJG 5 must have been in that area, because Hptm. Walter Fenske, Staffelkapitän 11./NJG 5, shot down a Stirling in the night of 14/15-6-1943 approx. 12 km SE of Rennes.

I do not know / have not researched the whereabouts of the IV./NJG 5 because my main interest is the I./NJG 1 and Venlo airfield in WW-2.

Best wishes, Marcel Hogenhuis

[roberthagger]

Thank you Marcel,
Robert

[dahiot daniel]

Hello,

I handled the loss of Stirling 15 June 1943. And I had information on Hptm. Walter Fenske and 11./NJG 5.
On June 14, 1943, the 11th Staffel was based on the airfield Nantes-Chateau Bougon.

http://www.absa39-45.com/15%20juin%2...__juin_43.html
http://www.absa39-45.com/15%20juin%2043/njg5.html

[roberthagger]

Thank you Dan.