Oskar Romm

[Leo Etgen]

Hello guys

On both 29 September 1942 and 4 December 1942, Unteroffizier Oskar "Ossi" Romm (92 victories, RK) of 1./JG 51 was forced to belly-land his fighter and suffered injuries on each occasion. Would anybody have any loss list information on these incidents concerning his fighter and please share this with me if it exists? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Horrido!

Leo

[John Beaman]

Fw190A-3, 2279, ROMM, Uffz. Oskar, 1.JG 51, 9/29/1942, Injured in Bauchlandung due to engine trouble., Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #9)-Vol.16, Schüsselberg, 25%

Fw190A-3, 501, 2.JG 51, 12/4/1942, notlandung due to engine damage., Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #7)-Vol.12, Pl.Qu. 46384, 10%

This latter one was not specifically labeled as Romm, but it was the only JG 51 machine listed for this day, so it might be the one.

[Leo Etgen]

Hi John

Great! Many thanks for so kindly and promptly taking the time to answer my questions about Romm's early career. I greatly appreciate it and your input was most helpful to my research of this ace. Many heartfelt thanks.

Horrido!

Leo

[anderbe]

Was Oskar Romm in 2./JG51 that early? I have him in 1 staffel through 1942 till august 1943, and 2 staffel in 1944 up to the move to JG3.
And also a loss on the 1942-11-22 - Fw190A-3 wnr 0291 45% Emergency landing bc engine problems, 5 km N Sytschewka, FF Uffz Romm.

Regards Anders

[Leo Etgen]

Hello Anders

Many thanks for your additional contribution to the loss list information on Oskar Romm. I am sure from what Obermaier writes as well as both Prien's and Wood's victory lists that he was serving with 1./JG 51 at the time of these incidents. Quite possibly he simply "borrowed" the fighter from 2./JG 51 on 4 December 1942. I would like to know, though, when he was transferred to 2./JG 51 in 1944. The last victories that I have listed by him in 1944 are on 5 February when he claimed no less than six victories (71-76) while with 1./JG 51. I then have that he was transferred to the Stabsschwarm of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 on 1 June 1944 and appointed Staffelkapitän of 12./JG 3 on 7 July 1944, the same day that he claimed his 77th victory against a B-24 while with 2./JG 51. I also know that he was briefly seconded to I./JG 300 in an instructional role in June 1944 but nothing as to when he was transferred to 2./JG 51. For what I see in the various victory lists he only claimed one victory with 2./JG 51 (on 7 July 1944).

Horrido!

Leo

[Jim P.]

Fw190A-3, 291, ROMM, Uffz. Oskar, 92, 1., JG 51, weiße, 12 +, , , 22-Nov-42, Injured in Notlandung due to engine damage., , Ostfront, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #7)-Vol.12; Laskowski FB, , Pl.Qu. 46154, 45%, F

[Leo Etgen]

Hi Jim and all

Many thanks for your updated loss list information. It was interesting to have the tactical code as well as the information that Romm was injured during this emergency landing. I must say that in light of this new information I am not too sure that his first victory was claimed on his second mission as Obermaier states. Just a comment: Romm certainly had his fair share of emergency and belly landings early on in his career! Three in the space of about three months must not have been conductive to his self esteem as a beginning fighter pilot. He more than made up for it later though. Many thanks to all who have responded to my question that began this thread.

Horrido!

Leo