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KG77, 18th September 1940
Carrying on from another thread, I have the following losses for KG77 on 18th September 1940.
Stab III/KG77. Junkers Ju88A (3173). Sortie to Tilbury Docks, London, and shot down by RAF Spitfires and crashed and at Eastry Mill, nr Sandwich, Kent, 6.30pm. Aircraft 3Z+ED a write-off. Major Maximilian Kless (Gruppe Kommandeur), killed.Buried at Cannock Chase 9-6-38 Oblt. Friedrich Lauth (B) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 9-6-38 Fw. F. Pröbst baled out and captured. Fw. F. Himsel baled out and captured. Aircraft 3Z+ED a write-off. 7/KG77. Junkers Ju88A (5098). Sortie to Tilbury Docks, London, attacked by RAF fighter and ditched in the sea 25 miles off Shoeburyness, 5.30pm. Aircraft 3Z+KR lost. Fw. Erich Wurche (F) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase1-4-114 Fw. Johannes Nolte (B) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 1-4-112 Fw. Erhard Friedel (Bf) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 5-14-315 Uffz. Gerhard Stammnitz (Bs) missing. 8/KG77. Junkers Ju88A (3147). Sortie to Tilbury Docks, London, shot down by RAF fighters and crashed in Thames Estuary off Southend, 5.50pm. Aircraft 3Z+AS lost. Oberfw. Walter Brendel (F) killed. Buried at Sea. Uffz. Karl Künkler (B) killed. Buried at Sea. Uffz. Alfred Smolarczyk (of Lw.Kr.Ber. Komp.4) killed. Buired at Cannock Chase 1-4-111 Uffz. Paul Weidemüller (Bf) baled out and captured badly injured. Junkers Ju88A (5097). Sortie to Tilbury docks, London, shot down by RAF fighters and crashed at Mocketts Farm, Harty, Isle of Sheppey, 5.00pm. Aircraft 3Z+ES a write-off. Fw. Heinz Damschen (B) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 1-11-436 Uffz. Karl Eggert (Bf) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 5-1-18 Uffz. Hans Treutmann (Bs) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase (As unknown) Oberfw. Werner Semerau (F) Missing. Junkers Ju88A (5100). Sortie to Tilbury Docks, London, shot down by RAF fighters and crashed in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, 5.30pm. Aircraft 3Z+HS lost. Oblt. Hans-Ludwig Weber (F) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 1-11-437 Fw. Anton Krimpmann (B) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 1-9-347 Gefr. Martin Neuweg (Bs) missing. Fw. Walter Häret (Bf) captured wounded. Junkers Ju88A (3142). Sortie to Tilbury Docks, London, attacked by RAF fighters over the Thames Estuary and ditched in the sea on return flight. Aircraft 3Z+BS lost. Gefr. Heinz Laga (Bs) missing. Junkers Ju88A (3162). Sortie to Tilbury Docks, London, shot down by RAF fighters and crashed in the sea off the Nore, Sheerness, 5.30pm. following fighter attacks. Aircraft 3Z+FS lost. Oblt. Georg Fuchs (B) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 1-9-349 Gefr. Josef Föhlinger (Bs) missing. Fw. Hans Stier (F) captured Obgefr. Paul Baumann (Bf) captured. 9/KG77. Junkers Ju88A (3168). Sortie to Tilbury Docks, London, shot down by RAF fighters and crashed nr Vange Creek, Pitsea Marshes, nr Basildon, Essex, 5.40pm. Aircraft 3Z+FT a write-off. Fw. Otto Wahl (F) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 1-10-389 Gefr. Hans Buschbeck (B) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 1-12-452 Gefr. Paul Lesker (Bs) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 1-10-365 Fw. Otto Graf (Bf) baled out and captured wounded. Junkers Ju88A (5104). Sortie to Tilbury Docks, London, shot down by RAF fighters and crashed at Cooling Court, Cooling, Kent, 5.00pm. Aircraft 3Z+DT a write-off. Uffz. Alfons Kurz (F) killed. Buried Cannock Chase 1-12-472 Gefr. Rudolf Kuhn (Bs) killed. Buried at Cannock Chase 1-12-471 Uffz. Hans Glaeseker (Bf) baled out and captured Uffz. Karl Burkant (B) baled out and captured. I would be interested to know where the killed which are now at Cannock Chase, were originally buried? And if those original burial places also buried the 4 missing as 'Unknown German Airmen'. |
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