Search Name of Pilot, FW190 D-9, III./JG2

[Klaus Deschner]

Hello all,
due anybody have the name of a Pilot where flew a FW190 D-9, Unit III./JG2, 600387
Crash reason was a dogfight, the Pilot was bailed out on this carsh.
Date was a Sunday 25 February 1945
Thanks for your help.
regards Klaus

[G.R.Morrison]

Uffz. Herick, wounded, SE of Heidelberg. His first name is unknown to me. The loss report does not mention him parachuting, although the aircraft was a 100% write-off.

GRM

[Klaus Deschner]

Hello GRM,Thanks
regards
Klaus

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Hello Gents,

on 25 February 1945, Uffz. Herick from 9./JG 2 managed to crash land his Fw 190 D-9 W.Nr. 600 387 after being shot down by enemy ground fire, south-east of Heidelberg. He was wounded in the process. So no bailing out from this machine....

Cheers
Marc

Source: Debroeck, M., Larger, E. Poruba, T. (2007), Focke-Wulf FW 190 D. Camouflage & Markings Part II, JaPo, p. 461.

[Klaus Deschner]

Hello Marc,
thank you, now i have to search a other FW190 D, this plane was chrashed alone, the pilot bailed out and was woundet on his leg.
it was on a sunday in March or February, south east of Heidelberg.
crashreason was an dogfight.
thanks
regards
Klaus

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Ok Klaus,

I will have a look at that today.

Cheers
Marc

[Klaus Deschner]

thank you Marc.

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Klaus,

After an extensive check in all recorded Fw 190 D-9 losses occurred on all February and March 1945 Sundays (all told 42 machines lost with a staggering record of 24 D-9's lost on the sole Sunday 25 February!), there is only one pilot which successfully bailed out from a stricken Fw 190 D-9 on any of those Sundays:

It is Oblt. Werner Zech, from 14./JG 26, flying W.Nr. 211 028, "Schwarze 8". He was shot down Sunday 18 March by Capt. Gerard S. Neumarhorst, flying a P. 51 of 339 FG/ 503 FS. Place is given as Ellinghausen, near Twistringen, in Niedersachsen. This of course is far off Heidelberg...

The only Heidelberg area recorded action for a Sunday happened on 25 February 1945. Oblt. Werner Rossbach from 9./JG 2 went missing flying Fw 190 D-9 W.Nr. 600 766; he was shot down by P-38 and P-51 flying escort for the 8th. Air Force bombers which bombed Aschaffenburg that day. His plane crashed in the Odenwald area, near Heidelberg, but he was never found.

Not much of a conclusive research, I'm afraid, but that's where published records leads us regarding your question...

Hope this helps
Marc

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi.

Loss record for 600387:

http://www.aviationhistory.no/ref_db...?lossid=101472

With regards to the other D-9 Klaus is looking for, Obltn. Rossbach would be the obvious solution.

Even if he was not found or rejoined his unit in the days after the crash he could still be the pilot with the leg injury.

Regards,
Andreas B

[Klaus Deschner]

Hello Marc, Hello Andreas,
thank you very much for your help.
I think it is Rossbach, the crash time it`s the same where me a Eyewittness tell.
regards
Klaus