III./JG 54 in March 1945

[Peter Kassak]

Hi Leon...
from the los list of 22.3.1945 it seems that 11. Staffel JG 54 had yellow marking of tactical numbers:
Fw 190 A-8 738205 ge 18 +
Fw 190 A-8 739223 ge 3 +
Fw 190 A-8 960263 ge 19 +

all I can add without speculations
Br

Peter

[Leo Etgen]

Hi Peter

Many thanks for your message and the additional details of the losses of 22 March 1945. I think that it can be stated that there were indeed four Staffel in the Gruppe as confirmed by the loss lists and photographs.

2 February 1945 - Unteroffizier Horst Peiffer shot down and killed in aerial combat in Fw 190 A-8 "White 8" (W.Nr. 739 543) the Küstrin area
3 February 1945 - Leutnant Ulrich Neitzke shot down and killed in aerial combat in Fw 190 A-8 "Black 5" (W.Nr. 350 858) in the Küstrin area
9 March 1945 - Feldwebel Georg Stahlberg shot down and killed by Flak in Fw 190 A-8 "Yellow 9" (W.Nr. 739 559) in the Küstrin area
2 February 1945 - Oberleutnant Werner Maul (5 victories, EP) shot down and killed in aerial combat in Fw 190 A-8 "Blue 10" (W.Nr. 960 663) in the Küstrin area

I should point out that most sources I’ve seen state that Maul was flying a white coded machine when he was lost so I believe that last entry to be in error. I have always been surprised by the amount of photographs of this short-lived, late war unit as such documentation seems to be very rare for 1945.

Horrido!

Leo