Blohm & Voss BV 138 - successful pilots

[knusel]

Good evening Gentlemen,

does anybody know a pilots who achieved a success in the BV 138, a known number of missions or an award ?

Cheers,

Michael

[James A Pratt III]

I don't have the names of any pilots. I do have the following successes:

From Airwar 1941 John Forman:
24 Jan 41 Hundson P5123 223 Sqn FTL Erie after combat KuFlGr 406
22 Oct 41 Catalina AH413 413 Sqn shot down off Norwas 2/KuFlKr 406

Black Sea
claim at a unknown date and location

Submarine claims:
L-6 cause unknown possibly 16 Apr 44 UJ-115 and Bv-138 or 18 Apr 44 UJ-104 or 27 Apr 44 UJ-105
L-23 cause unknown possibly 17 Jan 44 UJ-106 or 18 Jan 44 F-239 or J0 Jan SAGr 125

M-118 likely lost AukGr 125

[knusel]

Good morning James,

I don't necessarily mean aerial kills.
This article provides a very good impression of the BV 138 service:
https://www.key.aero/article/flying-clog
but the pilots mentioned therein represent rather the losses.
Is any pilot known who achieved something positive ?

I wish you a good fourth Advent,
Michael

[igorrB]

Documents contains some Bv.138's successes, but without any names or even plane's specifications as code or Wr.Nr.

[knusel]

A real workhorse.
For Xmas I wished for the OSPREY Do24 volume.
The number of BV138's built is higher than the number of Do24's.
Do you think there will be a BV138 OSPREY volume one day?
The writer could combine it with the BV222...

[VtwinVince]

Now you're talking, the 222 is a really interesting subject.

[bakerman]

I've found only one pilot of a Bv138 unit who was decorated with the German Cross in Gold: Oblt. Kurt Thiele, member of the Trondheim-based 2./406, got this decoration on 24.June 1943. No further infos of this officer

[knusel]

Good evening Bakerman,

thanks for the name!

Good evening Vince,

yes and the most notable BV222 pilots is Modrow, insn't he ?

Cheers,

Michael

[Chris Goss]

I have some 12 BV 222 pilots listed in a FB and Modrow (who was also a Do 26 pilot) is not one of them, he coming into prominence as a night fighter pilot. To say these pilots were notable for doing transport jobs is a difficult one to prove

[knusel]

Good evening Chris,

according to "Vikings sur la Méditerranée: L'hydravion géant BV 222 aus service du Luftverkehrsgruppe et de la LTS (See) 222 en 1941-1943" 2nd part by Hans-Werner Neulen p41 Oblt. Modrow flew BV 222 V5 "X4+EH" on 9Dec42.

Best greetings from Switzerland,
Michael