Crash of a German plain at Corfu

[byron-]

Hi gents,
This German plain was shot down by Italian antiaircraft guns 13.09.43 at the area Potamos of Korfu. I am looking for any farther information about the type, Crew, unit etc.

[ArtieBob]

The aircraft was a Ju 88 A-4, K5+BH, WNr. 6580 of Eins. Kampflieger Gen. D. Flieger. Pilot, Fw. Joachim Berger, plus 3 crew MIA. Source: Tagliche Verlustmeldung Schulen usw. "BH" and the W.Nr. are visible on the tail in photo.

Best Regards,

Artie Bob

[Larry deZeng]

Here is the correct name of the unit:

Einsatz-Kampfgruppe Ju 88/Chef Ausbildungswesens

(Unit Code K5+)


Formation and Organization.(Apr 43-May 43)
Formed April-May 1943 in Germany as a provisional unit (“an der Kommandoweg aufgestellt”) with Gruppenstab and 1. – 3.Staffel using assets taken from the bomber training schools and initially named Einsatz-Kampfgruppe Ju 88/General d.Fliegerausbildungs. The purpose of the formation is not entirely clear due to a lack of documents, but it appears to have been hastily assembled to reinforce Luftwaffe bomber assets in the Mediterranean contingent withthe collapse of the front in Tunisia, along with bomber support for a major anti-partisan operation in Yugoslavia, and to strengthen air power in the Balkans in particular where the Germans feared future Allied landings. In late May or early June 1943, its name was changed to the above.[1]

Yugoslavia and Greece.(May 43-Nov 43)
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11 Sep 43:bombed the positions of Italian holdouts near Volos/165 km NW of Athens.
13 Sep 43:Ju 88A-4 (K5+BH) shot down by AA fire while bombing targets on Corfu, 4 MIA.
18 Sep 43:Ju 88A-4 (K5+LL) trop shot down by enemy aircraft over Kalino Is. in the Ionian Sea, 4 MIA.
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[1] BA-MA Freiburg: Loss Report evidence; PRO London: DEFE 3 ULTRA signals.


L.

[byron-]

Thank you Artie Bob, thanks Larry
Byron