4 more Ju88 A-17 june 1944

[Chris Goss]

The pilot was Henschel not Herschel. Wk Nr possibly 801788 or 801738. Uffz Helmut Brossner, Uffz Wolfgang Hofer & Uffz Gerhard Elfruth. What is your interest with these losses?

[martin75]

I collect for personnal research all possible informations on operations of torpedo bombers of KG26 and KG77 in Channel from june to august 1944.

Regards

Claude

[DB601E]

Salut Claude,

if you are interested, i have at home some information about Mr. Lübke. He was pilot of KG 26 and became POW after ditching with his Ju88 in the channel.


Best greetings from bavaria

Lino

[martin75]

Salut Lino !

I have a Leutnant Olaf Lübke of 9 /KG26, plane lost during night of 18 to 19 june 1944 following attack by nightfighter.I was thinking all crew has been lost in the crash. I am very much interested by informations on this plane and crew.
Thanks in advance.

Greetings from Paris

Claude

[Brian Bines]

Prisoner report shows the code for Ofw. Thieles aircraft as 3Z+ET, aircraft hit by ships AA and crashed into the Channel at 0030hrs 15th June. Thiele POW wounded, Schott +, Hetzelt missing, Strunck POW.

3Z+PH on 14th June the body of the Bf Uffz Heinz Bock was picked up off Falmouth on 18th June

Prisoner report shows Ju88 of 9/KG26 1H+LT shot down by AA fire from a Destroyer crashed into Channel at 2315hrs on 18th June,crew picked up and landed in England. FF Ltn Olaf Lupke (umlaut over u ), B Uffz. Alfre Woiwode, Bf Ogef. Fritz Hernesman, Bs Ogef. Edgar Mohr - crew had made three warflights and done their torpedo training with KG102 at RIga

[martin75]

All my thanks !

Claude

[DB601E]

Salut Claude,

Olaf Lübke survived the crash and became POW. I'm in contact with him from time to time and about 6 weeks ago i was visiting him. I'm working on the missions of KG 26 and KG 77 in the mediterranean area and specially southern france, as i spent almost all my hollidays in this area. But of course, i collected also information about missions in the "north".

He was writing a small report about this mentioned mission, i will copy it for you. Can you read/translate german text?

Greetings

Lino

[martin75]

Salut Lino

my knowledge of german is not fantastic but I can read it.

Thanks in advance

Claude

[Harald1954]

Originally Posted by martin75

I collect for personnal research all possible informations on operations of torpedo bombers of KG26 and KG77 in Channel from june to august 1944.

Regards

Claude

Hello Claude,
I am also interested in informations about torpedo bombers of KG77 in the mediteranian june to august 1944. My father had been the navigator of a JU88 A4 torp. 3Z+OH. He and his crew survived 21 missions. I have the original log-book of this plane from one of the crew-members where all the flights are documented and fotos from that time. Have you any interesting material, fotos, documents?

Regards, Harald

[martin75]

Hello Harald,

I think you can try to contact Chris Goss, Rémi (RT) and Lino von Gartzen ; the first hand infos I have came from them (principally infos on losses sustained by KG77 and KG26 during the period june to august 1944).
I am very interested if you can give me infos on missions accomplished by your father during this period.

Regards

Claude