Lt. Walter Schneller and Uffz.Gössl 4.(Jabo)/SG5

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I'm looking info about two 14.(Jabo)/JG5 and later 4.(Jabo)/SG5 pilots in far north theatre of Luftwaffe. In north-Norway and north-Finland operated in earlier mentioned units two pilots; Uffz. Hans-Kurt Gössl and Lt. Walter Schneller. I would like to see any photos concerning their Focke-Wulf fighters and would like to know their tactial numbers/markings +camo.
Especially those aircraft with that they lost in 21.3.1944 during attack/recon mission to Murmansk railway in heavy snow storm.
The unit name changed to 4.(Jabo)/SG5 about a month earlier. Later they both were flying in Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey in southern-Finland summer of 1944. Schnellers Focke-Wulf Fw190 were marked as "Black 6" in that unit.

Here are a group photo of 14.(Jabo)/JG 5 pilots in 1943. There are also both Uffz. Gössl and Lt. Schneller.
http://www.stormbirds.com/eagles/uni...JG_5_more.html
(roll down the page)

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Hello,

you should know that Erik Mombeeck published several years ago a very detailed chronicle on JG 5 in 4 big and very well-illustrated (photos, first-hand accounts...) volumes. The first one was dedicated to the Zerstörer and Jabo –staffel. I checked, there are several photos of these pilots. Apparently Erik interviewed Schneller.



Hope this help



Phil



PS: By the way, even if my main topic is the USAAF, I consider Erik’s chronicles as the top of the top. I am probably not the only one on this board.

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Here is link about memorial statue of Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey in Utti Finland. Also Shneller is special guest among other Kuhlmey veterans in 1994 when the statue was presented:
http://users.kymp.net/ilmakilta/lentotukikohta.htm
(last third of the web page)

Local German newspaper from year 2008, where Schneller is interviewed (turn page 7/18)
http://www.dfg-bayern.de/fileadmin/u...tizen_0308.pdf

Here are couple of photos about Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey pilots and planes in Immola Finland summer of 1944. "Black 6"-coded Fw-190F-8 is Walter Schneller personal plane on that time;
http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Fw-190A/F...la-1944-01.jpg

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Anyone knows more?