Nahaufklärungsstaffel 1./31 (Nacht) losses 1945.

[Richard Mills]

Is anyone able to help with details of the respective aircraft and crews of the following losses incurred by Nahaufklärungsstaffel 1./31 (Nacht) in 1945:

17.2.45: Fw 189 A-2 shot down by AA-fire SE of Gross-Strehlitz, 100%, 1 WIA and 2 MIA.

17.3.45: Fw 189 A-2 crashed SE of Münsterberg, 100%, 2 killed.

As always, any help whatsoever will be very well recieved.

Regards Richard.

[Heuser]

Good evening Richard,

check your emails...

Regards

Alexander

[Richard Mills]

Originally Posted by Heuser

Good evening Richard, check your emails...

Regards Alexander

Alexander

Thank you as always for your help.

Regards Richard.

[John Beaman]

Guys, private emails are fine, but, if you are sharing data based on the thread, it would be nice to post it here on the forum so we can all learn.

[Richard Mills]

John

That is indeed an oversight on my behalf although nothing untoward was intended. It is simply a case that I exchange several e-mails with Alexander relating to Luftwaffe research, and in this instance he was pointing myself to check my e-mails as he had included this information along with a whole host of other research information I had asked him of.

Anyway you are right, and to set the record straight:

17.2.45: Fw 189 A-2 shot down by AA-fire SE of Gross-Strehlitz, 100%, 1 WIA and 2 MIA. Flugzeugführer Feldwebel Hans Mündel and Bordschütze Gefreiter Norbert Sturm were reported as Vermißt, while Beobachter Unteroffizier Herbert Abel was wounded.

17.3.45: Fw 189 A-2 crashed SE of Münsterberg, 100%, 2 killed. Both Unteroffizier Horst Mai and Unteroffizier Willy Thiele were killed in the crash.

Regards Richard.

[John Beaman]

good stuff, Richard. THX

[Jim P.]

FW 189A-2, 125116, Mündel, Fw. Hans, , , , NASt. 1/31 (NAGr. 2), , , , , 17-Feb-45, MIA due to Flak. Bs also MIA, B WIA., , Lfl.6/Eins.Osten, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #12, , südöstlich Groß-Strehlitz, 100%, F, B Uffz. Herbert Abel & Bs Gefr. Norbert Sturm, ,

FW 189A-2, 125672, n.n., , , , NASt. 1./31 (NAGr. 2), , , , , 17-Mar-45, Crashed due to engine fire. Bs & Bw killed., WNr. 125172 per Rahlich., Lfl.6/Eins.Osten, Gen.Qu.6.Abt.-BA-MA Signatur RL 2 III/1199, p.71; Rahlich, et al, LW Over Czech Territory 1945, p.183, , südostwärts Münsterberg, 100%, F, Bs Uffz. Horst Mai & Bw Uffz. Willy Thiele, ,

[Richard Mills]

Jim, thank you for your post.

That is indeed the information I was provided initially, which I duly summarised above, although I must admit that I did omit the Werk Nr's of the 2 aircraft.

Regards Richard.

[Nick Beale]

Another question, does anyone understand how the numbering of these units worked — NAG 1./31, 13./14 etc.?

It seems odd when the system had been simplified for the Bf 109 formations, NAG 1, 2, 3 and so on.