Erkennungsmarke 51518

[Chris Goss]

Can someone please confirm that this EKM related to 9/JG 27?

[Joe Potter]

Hi Chris,
In 1940, 51518 was used by 2/JG1, but as you will know, these numbers were changed from time to time, for intelligence reasons.
Joe.

[Chris Goss]

Odd-on checking I have Oblt Hans-Folkert Rosenboom of 9/JG 27 as 51518/4 but on the loss records as 3 Staffel/JG 1, which would therefore accord with 9/JG 27. The chap I am interested in was 51518/18 so probably joined I/JG 1/III/JG 27 in 1940

[Brian Bines]

Loss return for Fw Schulz and Gef. Glockner of 9/JG 27 on 18.9.40 gives both as 51518.

[Chris Goss]

Brian-what were their individual numbers?

[Brian Bines]

Chris- Schulz was 9 and Glockner was 13. If you want a copy of the NVM E-Mail me,
Regards
Brian

[Chris Goss]

Brian: Thanks for the offer but it is not necessary. However, I will now need to know what the numbers were for the following 9/JG 27/3/JG 1 pilots:
Oblt Max Dobislav (presumably 1)
Ogefr Johannes Scheibe
Lt Horst Braxtor (+20 May 40)
Gefr Wolfgang Gent (shot down 22 May 40)
Uffz Ludwig Girrbach (8 Aug 40)
Uffz Erich Ackermann (missing 26 Aug 40)
Uffz Erich Clauser (+ 20 Sep 40)
Gefr Werner Rethfeld (w. 27 Sep 40)
Fhr Lothar Bartsch (POW 7 Oct 40)
Gefr Albert Busenkell (w 27 Oct 40)
Uffz Ludwig Bender (w 25 Jun 41)
Lt Franz Rohrer (missing 27 Jun 41)
Ofw Heinrich Rosenberg (w 25 Aug 41)
Ogefr Erwin Stoyke (w 24 Aug 41)
Lt Joachim Hinkelmann (Missing 21 Sep 41)
Uffz Ewald Hacker (w 21 Sep 41)
Ofw Franz Blazytko (POW 23 Sep 41)
Gefr Herbert Ritter (w 2 Oct 41)

[Brian Bines]

Chris- Sorry but I only have the NVM for Schulz and Glockner, this is because many years ago I was given the Radio/First Aid panel from Glockner's 109. It was given to me by a friend of my Father who had commanded the Royal Marine section that had shot the 109 down with a Bren Gun.
From what I gather Glockner had been attacked by P/O Bennions over Maidstone and with his aircraft damaged he dived for the coast.
As he overflew the marines position they opened up with the Bren ,Glockner's engine cut and he crashed landed. I was in contact with Glockner in the 1980's and all he was aware of was the attack by the Spitfire,
Regards
Brian

[Chris Goss]

Thanks Brian