Werner Klumper I/KG26

[Brian]

Hi guys

Major Werner Klumper was Kdr of I/KG26 in 1942.

Was he a pilot or observer?

Cheers
Brian

[Delmenhorst]

Both

[Brian]

Ah!

As leader of I/KG26, do we know if he would have been piloting a He111 during the attacks on Convoy PQ18 in September 1942? Or acting in the observer role?

Cheers
Brian

[Chris Goss]

He was Kdr for last 6 months of 1942

[Delmenhorst]

He was fully trained for both roles. You have to get access to his logbook to find out if he acted as a pilot or observer on a specefic date.

[Chris Goss]

...or whether it is mentioned in a surviving KTB

[Brian]

Thanks guys

All that I was trying to establish is, that leader of a formation of some 20 He111s about to attack the large convoy, would Klumper likely to have been piloting or acting in his role of leader, observer and controller of the attack.

Apparently we don't know. OK.

Cheers
Brian

[Chris Goss]

Apparently Klümper led the He 111 attack with 26 ac on 13 Sep 42 as photos exist taken by Ofw Rudolf Schmidt, Klümper's BF

[Brian Bines]

Page 187 of Die Spur des Lowen for 13.09.1942 has - Klumper ubrigens als BO in einer He 111 um 12 Uhr.

[Delmenhorst]

That makes sence. The BO was the boss of the plane, the pilot was just the driver