Ju 52, II./TG 3, 23.01.1945

[Spurensucher]

In the noon hours on 23.01.1945, a transport aircraft (Ju 52, II./TG 3, Werknummer: 130.943) was attacked and shot down near the Fliegerhorst Gütersloh in the area of the district Marienfeld of the town Harsewinkel.

FF - Ofw Wolfgang Scholb (KIA)
BF - Ogf Karlfried Krebs (KIA)
BO - Uffz Alfred Stieger (KIA)
BM - Ofw Konrad Ries (Injured)

I'm looking for information about the attacking aircraft.

[Rottler]

The Ju 52 WNr. 130943 was shot down by a Mosquito fighterbomber and damaged 80%.
Sources:
Verlustmeldung Gen.Qu. from February 15, 1945
Werknummernliste in Ju52archive.de

Regards
Leo

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Hello,

The book "2nd TAF, Vol.3", on pages 408-409 do have NO claim over Ju 52 by Mosquito airmen, although two crews from 409 Squadron claimed a Ju 88 and a Ju 188.

However, a Ju 52 was claimed around 11:50hs taking off from Gutersloh, by two airmen from 3 Squadron, flying Hawker Tempests: F/L Fairbanks and W/O Torpy. Those two went on to claim a further 1 Ju 88 probably destroyed and two damaged on the ground of the same airfield.

Most humbly yours
Adriano B.

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Just confirming

F/L D. C. Fairbanks was flying on board of Tempest V, serial EJ643

The other airman was Warrant Officer J L R Torpy.

Adriano B.

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

The airmen involved in the shootdown of the Ju 52, were:

J9069 F/L David Charles FAIRBANKS DFC RCAF and...
AUS420306 W/O James Leslie Roy TORPY RAAF (not "TORPEY", as quoted in several refs).

Col.

[Spurensucher]

thx @ all