4/NJG 1 Uffz.Hans Shwenke

[LaurenceF737]

Trying to find information on Uffz.Hans Schwenke 4/NJG 1 who's gunner Uffz.Woitanowski ,according to Theo Boitens Luftwaffe Nachtjagd diaries ,shot down my Great Uncle Peter Rowthorn 630sq Lanc ME737 11/12th May 1944 raid on Bourg Leopold,one of crew survivors stated a Ju88 shot them down,need to know what type of aircraft Uffz.Schwenkes crew were flying and basically any leads on Luftwaffe/RAF combat reports,other nightfighter crew members names,photos,is there a book on 4/NJG 1 ?
Many thanks,Laurence.

[Moonraker]

Hello ,

Perhaps this can help :

Uffz Schwenke Hans
4/NJG-1
Iron Cross 1 & 2 class
Night Fighter Operational Clasp
One known victory, a "4 mot" NW of Hasselt ( Belgium ) on 11 May, 1944.

[LaurenceF737]

Thanks Moonraker,didn't know the awards he gained,my Great Uncles Lancaster has recently been dug in Belgium and (I think wrongly) it is being said that Heinz Rokker shot them down. The Flight Engineer who baled out of the Lancaster,unfortunately died before I started researching.However an account by him states they were holding at 9,000ft when attacked,this matches with Hans Schwenke's hight of 8,200ft. (as opposed to Heinz Rokker's 14,100ft. Especially as the Flight Engineer said a Ju88 carried out a Schrage Musik style attack,so would have been underneath.I don't know if Hans Schwenke was flying a Ju88 or an Me110,or whether the bombers crew actually saw the nightfighter or made an assumption of it being a Ju88,of course seeing a photo of Hans Schwenke and his gunner/crew would be rewally good. Thanks again,Laurence.