Victims of Hauptmann Johannes Hager

[Leo Etgen]

Hello

Would anyone have the names of the crews and their fates for these aircraft claimed by this night-fighter ace:

28 August 1943: Stirling III (BF576) of 620 Sqn, RAF
18 April 1944: Halifax III (LW522) "MH-J" of 51 Sqn, RAF or Halifax III (LV946) "NP-K" of 158 Sqn, RAF

I believe this sort of information can be found in the series by William Chorey. Any help will be gratefully appreciated.

Horrido!

Leo

[michel]

Hello Leo,

The crew of Stirling BF576 is as follow,

Sgt. Frank Eeles RAF KIA Pilot
Sgt. N Morrison RAF POW Stalag 4B
F/s. William Thompson RAF KIA Nav.
Sgt. B Van-Toever RCAF POW Stalag 4B
Sgt. Patrick Crummey RAF KIA Airg.
Sgt. George Karza RCAF KIA Airg.
Sgt. T Bowlby RCAF POW Stalag 12D

Plane crashed at 0.55 Hrs. near Irsch (Saarburg)Germany

Crew of Halifax LW522,

Sgt. Colin Shackleton RAF KIA Pilot
Sgt. Charles Christie RAF KIA Eng.
F/s. Eric Yorke RAF KIA Nav.
Sgt. Desmond Kennedy RAF KIA Bomb.
Sgt. Philip Latchford RAF KIA Oper/Airg.
Sgt. William Gilchrist RAF KIA Airg.
F/s. Fred Taylor RAF KIA Airg.

Plane collided with a 158 Squadron halifax and crashed at Seraucourt-le-Grand France.

Hope this help,

Michel

[Leo Etgen]

Hello Michel

Many thanks for your information which I did not have and which I can use to add to what I know of this fellow. I have been able to uncover additional details of the crew of the second bomber lost on 18 April 1944:

Crew of Halifax (LV946) "NP-K"

F/O WA Hughes RCAF KIA Pilot
Sgt O McD Brown RAF KIA Flight Engineer
F/Sgt F Salmond RAF KIA Navigator
F/O BA Trewin RCAF KIA Air Bomber
W/O JA Leaver, RAAF KIA Wireless Air Gunner
F/Sgt J Heyes, RAF KIA Mid Gunner
F/Sgt R Stakes, RAF KIA Rear Gunner

LV946 collided in the air with a 51 Sqn RAF Halifax and both aircraft crashed at Seraucourt-Le-Grand (Aisne), 11 kilometers south-west of St Quentin.

Horrido!

Leo