FW Wilhelm Budke

[rkalinak]

Good Day;

I am looking for any information on the Biography of FW Wilhelm Budke he flew with 2/JG53. I am also looking for any information concerning JG53 when it was stationed in the Mediterranean during the Siege of Malta, how involved was JG53 and what planes did it fly. Also events possibly leading up to Budke's shooting down of PO Gordon Murray 603 Squadron RAF on 22 April 1942. Thanks in advance.

Robert Kalinak

[Ralf_Hr]

Hi Robert,

here some Infos :
1. July 1941 ; 2./JG 53 , Me 109 F-2 WkNr. 9555 black 4 100% ; aircombat ; location unknown (Russia) MIA but returned
7. September 1942 ; 2./JG 53 , Me 109 G-2 WkNr. 13 680 100% ; aircombat ; location PlQu 49-271 Russia
19. September 1942 ; 2./JG 53 ; Me 109 G-2 WkNr. 13 622 white 4 100% ; aircombat with IL-2 Surmovik ; Stalingrad ; bail out WIA ; died on injuries on 14. November 1942

On 22. April 1942 JG 53 claims following kills :
Fw Budke (2./JG 53) Spitfire 09:42 (his second kill)
Lt Dinger (4./JG 53) Hurricane 10:30 (14th kill)
Hptm Wilke (Stab III /JG 53) Hurricane 18:00 (36th kill)
Fw Recker (4./JG 53) Spitfire 18:05 (9th kill)
OFw Ehrenberger (6./JG 53) Spitfire 18:06 (26th kill)

Ralf

[rkalinak]

Ralf:

Thank you for the information, it appears FW Budke's Combat Career was not long. Another victim of the Stalingrad campaign, Are there any websites or books which deal with JG53, I see from your note that along with Mediterranean Operations JG53 was also in USSR ops, Is your first paragraph about Aircraft Budke flew or planes used by JG53, Second paragraph I assume is 22 April 1942 details for JG 53. Thanks again for the information, I'll be waiting to hear from you.

Cheers,

Bob Kalinak

[John Beaman]

Bob:

Have you consulted Dr. Prien's History of JG 53?

[Ralf_Hr]

Hi Robert,

all informations are taken from Prien´s books "History of JG 53" Part 1-3.

JG 53 saw action in France, England, Russia,the Netherlands, Malta, Tunesia, Italy, Rumania, Hungary and at last in Germany.
And you are right : 1st Para planes of Budke ; 2nd Para kill details of JG 53 from 22 April 1942.

Kills of Fw Budke:
1. 22.06.1941 DB-3
2. 22.04.1942 Spitfire
3. 01.08.1942 IL-2
4. 08.08.1942 unknown (LaGG-3)
5. 17.08.1943 unknown (IL-2)
6. 19.08.1942 unknown (IL-2)
7. 20.08.1942 unknown
8. 07.09.1942 unknown
9. 16.09.1942 unknown (Pe-2)
10. 18.09.1942 unknown (IL-2 / Jak-1)
11. 18.09.1942 unknown (IL-2 / Jak-1)
12. 18.09.1942 unknown (IL-2 / Jak-1)

Ralf