Aircrew from I/ZG 76

[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello Chris,

Uffz Jaenicke (pilot, 1 Staffel): I have an Ofw. Jaenicke who was with the 3./NJG 1 in July 1940 (together with Oblt. Boehmel, Oblt. Kettling, Lt. Bender, Ofw. Rossbach, Ofw. Schonherr, Fw. Mutschele and Fw. SCHLECHT. Some of those pilots seemed to have returned to the Zerstoerer, but others like Boehmel, Bender, Herzog, Lent and Schonherr stayed with the Nachtjagd-Gruppen.

Lt Heinz Ihrcke (pilot, 2 Staffel)
Lt Hans-Dietrich Knoetsch (pilot, 2 Staffel) > Knoetzsch became pilot in I.NJG 3 and was later Gruppenkommandeur.

Uffz Heinz Fresia (pilot, 2 Staffel) > II.NJG 1
Uffz Ernst Kalinowski (pilot, 2 Staffel) > II.NJG 1
Gefr Zwickl (BF, 2 Staffel)
Uffz Mende (BF 3 Staffel)
Lt Kubetzorek
Uffz Schellig
Uffz Schlecht > see my first comment about Jaenicke.
Uffz Juehrke

It is not much but the reference to the blind flying training course does make sense: it would explain why in my inventory of I.NJG 1 flying personel people show up who returned to the Zerstoerer and were killed or captured during the Battle of Britain.

Wishing you all the best from Venlo, Marcel Hogenhuis (Venlo airfield in WW-2, I.NJG 1)