21/08/1944 Amiens

[AbbevilleBoy]

Hi Gentlemen,
A new fighter and pilot to identify in this difficult period of August 1944.
“August 21, 1944 to 11:15 German fighter plane flying very low hit the ground in the outbuildings of the Amiens St Roch station. The engine exploded and set fire to two wagons already demolished, the pilot was killed, the Feldgendarmerie was transporting the body. Firemen went to the scene to extinguish the fire.” (French Gendarmerie report).
Any help is welcome.

Best regards,

[Matti Salonen]

This might be the only possibility:
1944-08-21, 5.(F)/123, Bf 109, Bei Amiens, Absturz. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Uffz Bothe, Wilhelm, +

Matti

[AbbevilleBoy]

Hello Matti, Thank you for this informations. Strangely I can not find the pilot name in the lists of Volksbund. May be buried as unknown ...

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Matti Salonen

This might be the only possibility:
1944-08-21, 5.(F)/123, Bf 109, Bei Amiens, Absturz. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Uffz Bothe, Wilhelm, +

Matti

Bothe's Bf 109 was coded "black 34" (see here) but can anyone tell me the Werk Nummer of Ltn. Warthol's "black 17" which was shot down on 16 August?