Leutnant Gerhard Fischer, killed on 15.08.1944, Italy

[Jagdkommando]

Hi,

I'm in possession of a private photo showing Gerhard "Gerd" Fischer smiling to the photographer. He is wearing the LW tropical uniform and he also wears the Flugzeugf.abz. The photo is taken only 1 month before he died in Italy.

Pherhaps anybody could provide any further information about his unit and cause of death ??

Born : 06.07.1919
Died : 15.08.1944 (buried in Costermano, Italy)


Warmest regards,
Jagdkomm.

[Andy Mitchell]

Jagdkommando,

I have the following which may help you

15 Aug 1944 2(F)./122 Me 410B-3 F6+DK 190124 Took of from Bergamo/ Seriate at 04.58. Crashed and burned 20km NW of Mantua. Ltn Fischer KIA but Uffz Kemna was unhurt.

See Beale et al "Air War Italy 1944-45". Nick Beale is very active here and may have further info on this.

[Jagdkommando]

Hi Andy,

Thank u so much for a quick and interesting reply.
Yes, it would be very interesting to know :

-The cause of the crash

- The full name of Uffz.Kemna


Warmest regards,
Jagdkomm.

[maxjvb]

The plane crashed at Pieve Grumone, Cremona. We looked around abot little pieces but found nothing.

[Nick Beale]

Andy Mitchell's Luftwaffedata site is the best source on FAG 122 that I know of but (after a very quick look) I don't think he has any more on this crash than we did.