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Old 14th January 2026, 17:17
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Gotha Go 145 top pilot Josef Flögel
Good evening Gentlemen,

among the German night assault pilots Josef Flögel is second only to Ludwig Bellof. I also believe that Flögel might have flown more missions in the Gotha Go 145 than Bellof. Does anybody know Flögel's (or Bellof's) precise mission total in the Gotha Go 145 ?

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Re: Gotha Go 145 top pilot Josef Flögel
All I have on Floegel is the blurb regarding award of the RK which lists 625 Feindfluege.
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Re: Gotha Go 145 top pilot Josef Flögel
It seems he flew an additional 8 missions after that as Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries credits him with 633. His RK was awarded for his flight to Budapest in a Fieseler Storch, wasn't it ?
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Re: Gotha Go 145 top pilot Josef Flögel
That would be interesting, the story in Voelckischer Beobachter only mentions his missions on the Ostfront.
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Re: Gotha Go 145 top pilot Josef Flögel
Found it here:
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/...6gel-Josef.htm
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Re: Gotha Go 145 top pilot Josef Flögel
Hmm, that website is riddled with inaccuracies. His RK citation does not specifically say he was given the award for the Budapest exploit.
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What does it say ?
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