German bomber aces by missions

[knusel]

Hello,

personally, I would get more intrested in bomber pilots if it would be possible to express their achievements in some kind of numeric value.
By heart, I compiled the following top ten of German Kampfflieger ranked by their minimum number of missions flown:

1. Hansgeorg Bätcher, 658, first few as observer
2. Karl-Heinrich Höfer, 546+
3. Kurt Seyfarth, 532+
4. Hellmuth Kahle, 526, observer
5. Benno Herrmann, 520
6. Willi Antrup, 500+
7. Robert Seib, 488
8. Siegfried Röthke, 476
9. Herbert Wittmann, 467+
10. Wilhelm Odenhardt, 453+, observer
11. Rudolf Henne, 450
12. Walter Pilz, 447

Have a nice Saturday evening,

Michael

[knusel]

...how many of Hansgeorg Bätcher's missions were flown in the He 111 ?

[edwest2]

Do you have the two volumes of Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger?

[knusel]

No, I only have Das waren die deutschen Kampfflieger-Asse 1939-1945.

[knusel]

Good evening Gentlemen,

from Mr Zapf I learned that Bätcher most likely flew his 655 missions in the He 111 and 3 in the Ar 234.
Can anybody tell me how many missions he flew as an observer and how many as a pilot ?

Cheers,

Michael

[knusel]

The Ju 88 was the most-built (9344) German bomber type and the most-built (2712) German nightfighter type, too.
Was it also the most-built (1866) German WW2 reconnaissance type ?
(The more famous German reconnaissance pilots Badorrek, Fischer, Györy, Engel, Hulha, Felgenhauer and Orlowski flew it.)

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Kurt Maier, Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, according to available records were in the region of 450 combat missions. About 350 on the Eastern Front. Source: Die Ritterkreuztrager der Kampfflieger. Vol.1 Author, Jochen Kaiser

Edward L. Hsiao

[knusel]

Hello Edward,

yes, but but he was not a pilot but an observer/radio operator, albeit among the TOP10 of those with the most missions.

Michael