Lt. Carl H Friedrich and Oblt. Hans-Georg Richter, 5./KG51

[Stig Jarlevik]

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This is very odd. Are there any dates vs units listed in Friedrich's Flugbuch?
Since II./KG 51 (and I./KG 51 as well) at this time was a fully equipped unit operating the Me 410 it is really odd no Me 410 flights are mentioned.

The type He 177 was never operated by KG 51, so it then seems he is transferred into this unit from somewhere else and also at a date after the unit re-equipped with the Me 262!

If that is correct he can't be, as Chris says, the one who shot down the "Sterling" during the night in question. It also seems the victory is only filed under the name Leutnant Friedrich, without any given names at all.

Perhaps a really stupid question but could some pages be missing in the FB? Hardly likely, but I have to ask to rule out the possibillity....

I looked in Horn's book, who lists the claim as made by C-H Friedrich, and tried to see if any other Friedrich could match, but not so in II./KG 51.

But it would be interesting to know what is listed in the FB to see when he came to KG 51 in the first place.

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Stig