He 111 loss 22nd August 1944 France

[Brian Bines]

Michal,

Thanks for the info. from loss returns for KG53 supply flights I have :-

1/ 19-8-44 A1+LR 7/KG53 crew of Uffz Finis missing

2/ 20-8-44 A1+DT 9/KG53 crew of Gef Stephan killed or injured

3/ 20-8-44 A1+DN 5/KG53 crew of Ofw. Klein killed

4/ 21-8-44 A1+AT 9/KG53 crew of Ofw Muschinski killed

5/ 22-8-44 A1+?S 8/KG53 crashlanded, crew of Uffz. Lechner missing from return march to Le Bourget

[Michal]

KTB III./KG 53

Erfolgsmeldung Nr. 2, 19. August 1944

Anzahl: 15
Typ: He 111
Auftrag: Versorgung im Pl.Qu. 19285
Startzeit: 03.57 - 04.40 Uhr
Landezeit: 06.50 - 07.30 Uhr
Angriffszeit: 04.53 - 05.30 Uhr
Angriffshöhe: 200 m
Erfolg: Lage der Behalter war sehr zerstreut, da Abwurfplatz nicht gekennzeichnet und deshalb schlecht auszumachen war. 2 He 111 Behälter nicht geworfen, da der Platz ohne Markierung nicht ausgemacht werden könnte.
Bomben: 59 Behälter Kraftstoff
Abwehr: Leichte Flak, eigene oder feindlich, kann nicht festgestellt werden.
Verluste: 1 He 111 Besatzung Uffz. Finis vermisst (A1+LR)
Aufklärung: Um 04.35 Uhr wurde von mehreren Besatzungen súdlich Mantes ein Aufschlagbrand beobachtet. Im Plan-Quadrat 392 bei Esternay im Wald etwa 20 - 30 Fallschirme beobachtet.

I don't have any information for II./KG 53 from this period. Some crews served in TGr. 30 but III./KG 53 acted independently. In late August III./KG 53 was withdrawn from combat operation and transferred to Woisselsdorf (Silesia) to train for attacks with V-1s missiles (codename FZG 76).

In fact crew of Uffz. Lechner landed in A1+NS in Romilly due to Motor Defect. Take-off 02.25, Supply Drop 03.05 (200 meters, Supply Load: 5 Otto Kraftstoff Behälter), Landing Romilly 05.15. According to KTB German Airmen were not injured or killed during landing. Maybe during way back to unit on ground?

[Michal]

KTB III./KG 53

According to Erfolgsmeldung Nr. 4, 22. August 1944/h, there is an other personal loss during Supply Flight to PQ 00888 (05 Ost).

Über Ziel keine Abwehr. Bei Rückkehr über dem Landehafen Le Bourget ein fdl. Nachtjäger im Angriff. 1 He 111 Beschuss...

1 He 111 infolge Beschuss in Santhofen gelandet (1 Verwundeter an Bord).

Probably it could be plane A1+ER (is not detailed note), crew of Jakobs.

[Michal]

I have forgotten, in written KTB III./KG 53 there are some other notes about Personal Losses:

19. August 1944

F Uffz. Finis, BO Fw. Wittmann, Gefr. Herbst, BS Uffz. Schmalenberger, BS Ogefr. Menzel

21. August 1944

F Fw. Muschinski, BO Uffz. Linke, BF Uffz. Steinhofer, BS Uffz. Fittkau, Uffz. Gebhardt

[Brian Bines]

Michal,

Thanks again for the information. The NVM shows that Uffz Lechner and three of his his crew were reported missing after safely landing the aircraft. I assume they were reported missing while being taken back to Le Bourget by car. I could not find any mention of a member of Uffz. Jakobs crew being wounded on the NVM's or in the KG53 book perhaps a very slight wound,

Regards

Brian Bines

[Michal]

Well, I am only quoted documents from KTB III./KG 53

I would be interested if during night August 21/August 22 1944 some Allied Night Fighter claimed Victory or Damage Aircraft over Le Bourget A/F.

[pilot2]

Hello

Thanks a lot ! If anybody would find a more precise place regarding S3+HH crash...

Best regards

[Brian Bines]

NVM gives Paris as crash location for S3+HH. A letter from Volksbund gives place of death of Uffz Follmann as Paris with original burial at Maysel/Oise, north of Paris?