2/KG 30 Crew

[Chris Goss]

Has anyone got anything on Lt Rudi Reisiger (EP Oct 41), Fw Hans Breithaupt and Fw Herbert Czischke from 2/KG 30?

[grvreijn]

In Kracker Luftwaffe Pilot Archive;

Nothing on Reisiger or Czischke.

Breithaupt, Hans Oblt 1/7/1919 1 KG-55, KG-155, IV/KG-30, I/KG-30, Stfkpt 3/NJG-2 (7/44) Bf 110 in NJG-2 EK 2, Bomber Operational Clasp Shot down 30 November, 1944 by an English Night Fighter. His R/O killed, Breithaupt was thrown clear of the aircraft and was able to deploy his chute. Flugbuch (4/39 to 4/44). He was a Lufthansa Captain after the war. Deceased 7 June, 1998. Boiten, 1 victory.

[Chris Goss]

I wonder if it is the same man as this Breithaupt was a Beobachter as opposed to pilot in 1942. I wonder if the Flugbuch notes if he trained later as a pilot?

[grvreijn]

Your guess is as good as mine. This one clearly made a career change from KG-30 to NJG-2 perhaps he also changed from beobachter to pilot.

[RT]

Quite a strange career, he started learning to become a pilot before war begin, flew against the Poles with KG55 as beobachter, then end of 1939 flew for the KG30 with Reisiger, 1942 start new life as ... flug-Schuler, end of 1943 pilot in IV.KG30 then I.KG30 nd ab June 1944 pilot in I.NJG2

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