Do 217 K-1 WNr 4412 unit and pilot identification

[Marcel van Heijkop]

Dear all,

From an expired Ebay-auction, can anybody identify the unit and the decorated pilot (an Oblt) of Do 217 K-1 W.Nr. 4412? (See attached pictures)

Personally I'm thinking of KG6, as 1./KG66 lost a "sister" aircraft (W.Nr. 4408) on 1 July 1943 near Orléans which still carried the KG6 aircraft code (3E+MZ)...Ideas anyone?

Thanks in advance,

Marcel

[SEAN RYAN]

Hi Marcel,

I think it might be KG 2 as the officer in photo No.3 looks very like the KG 2 CO, Walter Bradel.

Regards, Sean.

[Nordpol54]

Gents,

possibly the following might be of interest

http://www.lostaircraft.com/database...ewentry&e=1582

Best Regards
Norbert

[Chris Goss]

Doesn't look like Bradel who did not have the DKiG. He would have had the RK (awarded 17 Sep 41) by this time

[SEAN RYAN]

Hi Chris,

Not the seated, decorated officer but the " officer in photo No.3 " ?

Regards, Sean.

[Chris Goss]

Ah-your 3 differed from mine. Possibly

[bill norman]

The aircraft is Do217K-1 UB+BA wnr 4412 Stab./KG2. I believe Bradel (Kdre II/KG2) is centre on p3. The aircraft was shot down off Spurn Head by Beau. from 604 Sqdn, Scorton on night of 25-26 July 1943 when the crew was Uffz Max Reuthe FF; Uffz Siegfried Ludwig BO; UFFz Heinrich Böning BF; Obgfr. Willi Schürleien BS. Pic must have been taken some time before 4-5 May 1943, because Bradel was killed in an air crash that night. Bill Norman ((www.billnorman.co.uk)

[bill norman]

I think that the last photograph shows Oblt. Hain - don't have his first name.

Bill Norman
(www.billnorman.co.uk)

[Marcel van Heijkop]

Thanks Bill! So, it was indeed the same timeframe.

Marcel

[Chris Goss]

According to Balke, no such person with KG 2 had DKiG but there was an Oblt Albert Hein from 5/KG 2 but he was a Beobachter-typically we cannot see if he is that or something else!