Ju 52 4-11-44 Vanista Greece

[Brian Bines]

ADIK report 638A/1944 shows the capture of the crew of Ju52 -T+PR of 7/TG2. The aircraft is shown as taking-off from Funfkirchen (Plecs) Hungary at about 1500hrs to collect wounded from Sklopje, it landed at Esseg? and took off again at 1607hrs. After becoming lost it force- landed out of fuel at 2040hrs near Vanista and the crew were taken prisoner. Seeking help in confirming the name and career of the pilot, the report (which is hard to read) shows Pilot Oblt. Helmut ??XBERG born 29-10-10 holder of War Service Cross 1st class and bronze warflights badge. The B Maj Gerhard Dudeck Gp.Kom. held the RK, DKiG and EK1 ( info on him in the Luftwaffe Officer Careers Sumarries - thanks Larry and Doug ), BM ? Herbert Brueckner held EK1 and gold warflights badge . rest of crew Bf Uffz Hermann Fischer and Bs Obfw Josef Wiemer,

Thanks

Brian Bines

[RT]

4 11 44 7 TG2 Janitsa -Vanitsa GRIECH,/Skolpje N BM JU52/3mg14e 641401 T8+PR 100 5 EL04TAA S Vöslau UNG, 15h25 räumung verw,Zwischenl, Esseg S 16h00 N 20h30 festgenom, v, Banden zgl z, Briten 3xMG15

Brückner herbert fw bm kg EK I GFFSp, 120318- EK II+I
Dudeck RKT gerhard major b kg kdr III,TG2 /kdr Kgrzbv106 350 ff Polen-weserüb,-Holland Kreta,, 62833-221213 RKT
Fischer hermann uffz bf kg 200061/71-230423-
Pixberg helmut oblt f kg sta,ka, Lehrer-Krim K-verdienstkr, BFFSp, 201010-
Wiemer josef ofw bs kg 53618/216-060216-

Dudeck very preominent person, a shame for quite a few months he would hv complete the war unhurt ...


Rémi

[byron-]

Hi Brian and Remi,

The place is Janitsa, 50 km west of Salonica

Transport Geschwader 2

FF. Oblt. Helmut Pixberg Ju 52 (8T+PR) 100%, 04.11.44 Notlandung bei Jannitsa,
mit BF. Uffz. Hermann Fischer, BS. Ofw. Josef Wiemer, BM. Uffz. Herbert Brückner,
Gast im Flgz., FF., hier als BO. Major Gerhard Dudeck (Kdr. der Gru. III)

b.r. Byron

[Brian Bines]

Hi Remi and Byron,

Thanks very much for the information,

Regards

Brian Bines

[Jim P.]

So is the date Apr-11-44 or 4-Nov-44??

[Brian Bines]

Jim, its the 4th.Nov.,

Regards

Brian Bines