Aircrew from I/ZG 76

[Chris Goss]

Does anyone have any further information of the following aircrew who flew with I/ZG 76 in 1940:

Uffz Jaenicke (pilot, 1 Staffel)
Lt Heinz Ihrcke (pilot, 2 Staffel)
Lt Hans-Dietrich Knoetsch (pilot, 2 Staffel)
Uffz Heinz Fresia (pilot, 2 Staffel)
Uffz Ernst Kalinowski (pilot, 2 Staffel)
Gefr Zwickl (BF, 2 Staffel)
Uffz Mende (BF 3 Staffel)
Lt Kubetzorek
Uffz Schellig
Uffz Schlecht
Uffz Juehrke

[robert]

Hi,

Unf.Jaenicke - was among the pilots from I/ZG76 which were picked up for their blind-flying experience to made up the "Sonderstaffel" equipped with Bf110 D-0s.
Information from "Zerstoerer The Me 110 and its Units in 1940" by J.J.Vasco and P.D.Cornwell page 18.

Regards

Robert

[Chris Goss]

Thanks Robert-I was aware of this but need to know what happened afterwards

[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello Chris,

Uffz Jaenicke (pilot, 1 Staffel): I have an Ofw. Jaenicke who was with the 3./NJG 1 in July 1940 (together with Oblt. Boehmel, Oblt. Kettling, Lt. Bender, Ofw. Rossbach, Ofw. Schonherr, Fw. Mutschele and Fw. SCHLECHT. Some of those pilots seemed to have returned to the Zerstoerer, but others like Boehmel, Bender, Herzog, Lent and Schonherr stayed with the Nachtjagd-Gruppen.

Lt Heinz Ihrcke (pilot, 2 Staffel)
Lt Hans-Dietrich Knoetsch (pilot, 2 Staffel) > Knoetzsch became pilot in I.NJG 3 and was later Gruppenkommandeur.

Uffz Heinz Fresia (pilot, 2 Staffel) > II.NJG 1
Uffz Ernst Kalinowski (pilot, 2 Staffel) > II.NJG 1
Gefr Zwickl (BF, 2 Staffel)
Uffz Mende (BF 3 Staffel)
Lt Kubetzorek
Uffz Schellig
Uffz Schlecht > see my first comment about Jaenicke.
Uffz Juehrke

It is not much but the reference to the blind flying training course does make sense: it would explain why in my inventory of I.NJG 1 flying personel people show up who returned to the Zerstoerer and were killed or captured during the Battle of Britain.

Wishing you all the best from Venlo, Marcel Hogenhuis (Venlo airfield in WW-2, I.NJG 1)

[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello Chris,

Oblt. Heinz Ihrke became Oberleutnant on 1th June 1940, he came to the II.NJG 1 on 15th April 1942 from the Erg.St./NJG 1 and went to the II.NJG 2 some days later: 26th April 1942.

All the best, Marcel

[Chris Goss]

Marcel: Ul Ketetling never went to be a night fighter pilot, Jakob Bender did, as did Hermann Rossbach (1 Staffel, killed 20 Jan 41), Johann Schoenherr (1 Staffel), Helmuth Muetschele (1 Staffel, killed with 4/NJG 1 9 Sep 40). I have all 4 of Kettling's Flugbuchern but the months after April 40 are incomplete

[FrankieS]

Hi Chris !
Database Entry of http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche

Maybe this one is YOUR "Heinz Fresia" ?
Fresia, Heinz Leutnant 04.11.1915 (Bad Frankenhausen)
death/loss 26.12.1944 at "near Mecher"
Grave:
Block R Grave 218A, Kriegsgräberstätte in Sandweiler (Luxemburg)

and here an internet article mentioning his name:
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index...e/15-salee.inc

bye,
FrankieS

[Davenport7]

Hello,

Can anyone supply information and picture of Ernst Kalinowski. He shot down a Short Stirling from 7 Sqn (W7430) on the 2nd June 1941.

It was believed this was the first or one of the firat 4 enginged bombers to be shot down. I am assisting the son of Sergeant William Stanley Bellew, a WOP/AG aboard this bomber it was his first op and the crew survived to become POWs.

The bomber according to 7 Sqn was shot down on its approach to Berlin at 02:43am in flames crashed 10 km SW of Beelitz.

Any info on the raid and incident and whether Ernst survived the war will be of assistance.

Regards

Ian

[Chris Goss]

I have quite a number of photos from I/ZG 76 and am afraid that Kalinowski is not there

[eknutson]

At 18.12.1940 Fw58 (B-2 ?) RG+NN WNr 58076 ditched at see by Larvik ( near Oslo). It was with the Stab ZG76. Do we know anything about the crew, not mentioned in the loss list. W Grabman ?