Lt Johannes Hoss - 1.(F)/22

[Uwe Benkel]

Hello,

familymembers of Lt. Hoss would like to get some more details about him, his aircraft and crew. The aircraft, a Ju 88 crashed 4. October 1943 - Crewmembers were: Fw Blasig, Uffz Krieger and Uffz Fischer.

Thanks

Uwe Benkel

[Matti Salonen]

1943-10-04, 1.(F)/22, Ju 88D-1, (88)1682, 4N+EH, 230 km westlich Bodö, Notlandung auf See nach Luftkampf mit Wildcat. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Lt Hoß, Johannes, vermißt
Beobachter Fw Blasig, Otto, vermißt
Bordfunker Uffz Krieger, Friedrich, vermißt
Bordschütze Uffz Fischer, Alfons, vermißt

Matti

[Uwe Benkel]

Hello Matti,

thanks for the details. One Question. I got a letter from the commander of Hoss. There he was talking about aircraft carrier, where the aircraft started from. Do you know anything about this?

Thanks

Uwe

[Matti Salonen]

Don't know anything about that, but it seems plausible that the Wildcat was from a US aircraft carrier. Location of the loss was so far from UK and Island, that only a carrier seems to be a possible starting point.

Matti

[Peter]

Just a guess after googeling, the Wildcat (Martlet in UK) might hava come from HMS Searcher?

http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/ships/Searcher.html
http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chr...E-Searcher.htm

Peter

[flyvrak]

Tini bit of info here:
file:///Users/kjell/Sites/flyvrak%20homepage/fagervika.html

regards Kjell

[Andy Mitchell]

From Offizier Stellenbesetzung

[edNorth]

USS Ranger sent planes to attack on Bodö. Wildcats, Dauntlesses and Avengers in "Operation Leader"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Leader

088/1682 Ju 88 D-1 4N+EH 1.(F)/22 (Luftflotte 5
West) OPS (F) mis (100%) unk location [Possibly was downed by USN Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter off aircraft carrier USS RANGER (also downed was He 115 W.Nr. 1866 K6+MH of 1./KuFlGr 406) south west of Röst off North-Norway] 04.10.1943 (F Lt. Johannes Hoß, B Fw. Otto Blasig, BF Obgfr. Friedrich Kriger and BS Uffz. Alfons Fischer missing)
[rep Ju 88 D1 1682 4N+EH in LWFLV losses 169v04.10.1942 (RL 2 III/1194 P.156) - Position from SIG Luftwaffe Norway homepage; also link in USS RANGER homepage]

http://www.uss-corry-dd463.com/more_.../bodo_rpts.htm
This has map of where He 115 and Ju 88 were downed. Ju 88 is on extreme left edge of map. This webpages also have details of two SBD and one TBM missing, and one F4F crashed overboard, pilot saved.

[Bruce Lander]

Hi,
This site gives some details of this operation and agun camera shot of the Ju.88 being hit


http://www.airgroup4.com/fighting.htm

Bruce Lander