Ernst Stengl dies

[Johannes]

I am reliably informed that Feldwebel Ernst Stengl has died this Summer. By his own account he claimed seventeen victories, six of which are preserved on the Micro Films, first five with 8./JG52, which became 11./JG52, where he got his sixth, all as an Unteroffizier:-

22rd November 1943 Il-2 20km NW Beoserka 1240 hrs 300 metres Nr1.
30th May 1944 Airacobra 15km NW Jassy 0940 hrs Nr2.
31st May 1944 Il-2 20km NE Jassy 1140 hrs Nr3.
1st June 1944 Airacobra 15km SE Tudora 1125 hrs Nr4.
11th June 1944 B-17 0955 hrs Nr5.
20th October 1944 Il-2 15km NNE Majdanpek 1500 hrs 1500 metres Nr6.

On 16th October 1944 he belly-landed his Bf109 near Schlossberg, but was unharmed. On 20th January 1945 he was shot down by Russian flak, he belly-landed his Bf109 South of Gross Strehlitz, 10km behind Russian lines, but managed to return unharmed. Apart from those listed, he also claimed a Yak-9 between Brieg and Oppeln in February 1945, and another Yak-9 in March 1945.

Regards

Johannes