The One Who got Away

[oshawaflyboy]

Hi folks;
Great info so far! But can anyone come up with his a/c codes
and s/n;s.Have never seen any pics of Von Werra with a/c
or mates.Thank you Vince, could you help? I would like to do
a 1/32 scale model . One would think with a movie by the other
side made about him his markings should be as famous Rall,Galland,
Hartmann,Dickfield etc.

Wolfgang,

[rob van den nieuwendijk]

Hello all,

Perhaps this might be interesting - a statement by his commanding officer Hauptmann Erich von Selle, Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 3 at that time. Sorry it is in German:

"Ich erinnere mich noch genau an jenen Tag, an dem von Werra nicht mit dem Stabsschwarm zurückkehrte. Statt dessen landete er zwei Stunden später auf unserem Feldflugplatz Samer, nachdem er in Calais Marc zum Auftanken zwischengelandet war.

Von Werra meldete dann, daß er nach dem zweiten Luftkampf, den wir an diesem Tag über der britischen Insel gehabt hatten, vom Stabsschwarm abgekommen sei. Er sei daraufhin zum Tiefflug übergegangen, um als "Heckenspringer" den Kanal zu erreichen. Dabei habe er plötzlich einen englischen Feldflugplatz mit sechs landenden Hurricane-Jägern vor sich gehabt. Von diesen habe er drei in der Landekurve abgeschossen und in mehreren Tiefangriffen fünf weitere Maschinen sowie einen Tankwagen am Boden zerstört.

(...) Als dann die Abhörstelle der Luftflotte 2 einige Tage später eine Meldung des britischen Rundfunks auffing, in der von Werras Gefangennahme mitgeteilt wurde mit dem Zusatz "er wird keine Gelegenheit mehr haben, britische Feldflugplätze zu zerstören..." (...)

Despite a in depth search for the Von Werra casualties on 28 Aug 40 (alas) I still could not match any... Perhaps somebody can provide more details on this?

Best wishes
Rob

[Kutscha]

Wolfgang, a pic of Werra's crashed 109.
http://www.oldbethanians.co.uk/interesting_me109.htm

Originally Posted by Kutscha

Wolfgang, a pic of Werra's crashed 109.
http://www.oldbethanians.co.uk/interesting_me109.htm

nice picture one thats not before seen by anybody of franz von werra, on here.
GARY

[John Vasco]

It's quite a well known pic...

[Brian Bines]

Did Ltn. Peter Krug a pilot of 6/KG 3 escape from a POW camp in Canada but not back to Germany? His photo has appeared in several books (Mason p.220) showing him being helped along by two soldiers when he was captured on 28th. Aug. 1940. I think the photo in Mason p. 314 is Gef. Burghardt of Krug's crew,

Regards

Brian Bines

HI. thanks maybe.
GARY

Originally Posted by John Vasco

It's quite a well known pic...

SPLINTER HIT COSTAFINE TOWN I GOT IT ON VINYL. 1973 I THINK.
gary

[Brian Bines]

I believe Peter Krug's story is in a book ''Die Ausbrecherkonige von Kanada'' . There is a copy of a Registration Certifcate dated 3-Nov-1943 showing Michael Kapinski as registered through the Brazilian Embassy Washington, and a map showing he (Peter Krug under alias?) left the USA via San Antonio,

Brian Bines

[John Vasco]

Originally Posted by dora9forever

SPLINTER HIT COSTAFINE TOWN I GOT IT ON VINYL. 1973 I THINK.
gary

That was a later band with that name, who recorded under the guidance of George Harrison. No connection to us, who were an early '70s Liverpool band.