Last fight of Eduard Tratt on 22.02.44. Need additional info.

[Evgeny Velichko]

Hi!
I have this (from Tony Woods lists):

Air Defence of the Reich [RLV]: 22. February 1944

Unit Commander Division Base Luftkampf Claims KiA WiA 100-60% 60%

III./JG 54 Hptm. Klemm 1. Jagddivision Ludwigslust 6 B-17: 1 B-17 HSS - 1 1 1
I./JG 110 Hptm. Falderbaum 1. Jagddivision Altenburg 1 P-51 - - 1 -
JGr. Ost Maj. Bauer 1. Jagddivision Liegnitz 1 P-47 1 - 1 -
Ind. Erla Hptm. Laube 1. Jagddivision Delitsch - - 1 1 -
Luftbeo.St.2 n.n. 1. Jagddivision - 2 1 1 -
SKdo. OKL n.n. 1. Jagddivision Staaken - 1 - 1 -
Fl.Ü.G. 1 n.n. 1. Jagddivision - - 1 - 1 -
Stab/ZG 26 Obstlt. B-Tettelbach 1. Jagddivision Wunstorf - - - - -
I./ZG 26 n.n. 1. Jagddivision Völkenrode 1 B-17 - 2 2 -
II./ZG 26 Hptm. Tratt KiA 1. Jagddivision Hildesheim 3 B-17 2 - 1 2
III./ZG 26 Hptm. Kogler 1. Jagddivision Wunstorf 2 B-17 4 3 8 -

Sturmst. 1 Maj. Kornatzki 2. Jagddivision Langenhagen 1 B-17 - - - -
II./JG 3 Hptm. Rohwer 2. Jagddivision Rotenburg 2 B-17 - - 1 2
Stab/JG 11 Oberst. Graf 2. Jagddivision Husum - - - - -
I./JG 11 Hptm. Hermichen 2. Jagddivision Husum 6 B-17 - - - 1
II./JG 11 Hptm. Specht 2. Jagddivision Wunstorf 3 B-17: 1 P-51 - - 1 3
III./JG 11 Maj. Hackl 2. Jagddivision Oldenburg - - - 1 -
11./JG 11 Oblt. Christmann 2. Jagddivision Lister 4 B-17 2 - 2 -
IV./NJG 3 Hptm. Buschmann 2. Jagddivision Westerland 2 B-17 - - - -

Stab/JG 1 Oberst. Oesau 3. Jagddivision Deelen 2 B-17 - - - -
I./JG 1 Hptm. Schnoor 3. Jagddivision Rheine 2 B-17 1 - 3 -
II./JG 1 Hptm. Segatz 3. Jagddivision Rheine 3 B-17: 3 B-17 HSS: 2 B-17 e.V.: 1 P-47 - 1 5 1
III./JG 1 Hptm. Eberle 3. Jagddivision Volkel - 1 - 2 1
I./JG 3 Hptm. Haiböck i.V. 3. Jagddivision Mönchengladbach 2 P-47 3 - 4 -
IV./JG 3 Hptm. Lang i.V. 3. Jagddivision Venlo 2 B-17: 1 P-51 1 - 3 -
II./JG 300 Hptm. Peters 3. Jagddivision Rheine 2 B-17 - - - -

II./JG 2 Hptm. Bühligen 5. Jagddivision Creil 1 B-17 HSS 1 - 1 6
III./JG 2 Hptm. Huppertz 5. Jagddivision Cormeilles 1 B-17: 1 B-24 3 1 4 3
II./JG 26 Hptm. Naumann 4. Jagddivision Cambrai/Epinoy 4 B-17: 4 B-17 HSS: 3 P-47 2 2 6 2
III./JG 26 Hptm. Mietusch 4. Jagddivision Dinant 1 P-47 - - - -

Stab/JG 3 Oberst Wilcke 7. Jagddivision Neubiberg - - - - -
II./JG 27 Hptm. Schroer 7. Jagddivision Wiesbaden 1 B-17 e.V., 1 P-47 - 1 2 -
I./ZG 101 Maj. Smolle 7. Jagddivision Memmingen 1 B-17 - - - -
Combats & Casualties Reichsverteidigung 22.2.44: - 25 13 53 53

[Tom Semenza]

Eugen,

In your posting you mention that Ofw. Franz Meissl was an Experte with 11 Abschüsse. I have found only 2 possible claims for him in Tony Wood's lists, a Spitfire on 17.04.43 with 9./ZG 26 and another Spitfire on 8.10.43 with 6./ZG 1. Do you have information on his other claims or any further biographical details?

Thanks,

Tom

[Evgeny Velichko]

Unfortunatly - not mutch.
Here I found some:

Ofw. Franz Meissl, 11 victories (2 Viermots), III./ZG 76, II./SKG 210, II./ZG 1, III./ZG 26

Thats all... May be somebody could add something?

[Tom Semenza]

Eugen,

Thanks for the link.

Tom

[Evgeny Velichko]

Hi all!

So, finally, some questions:

-are there any claims of USAAF over Me410 on that day?

-wich regiment may be that "3 B-17", claimed in row by II./ZG 26 pilots? If victor of Tratt was not fighter pilot, it must be gunner of B-17...

Any ideas?

[Fittihe]

Hi Guys,

perhaps the wrong place for my post.

I could not find any two engine fighter in the area of Paderborn. Only the crash of B-17G, 1 KIA the other crew members were POW, 1 badly wounded. The B-17 was shot down by Me 110 - I believe Rudi Dassow's claim.
R. Jarret was KIA and burried at the cementry of the saml town Fürstenberg 10 miles south of Paderborn.

Sorry for my bad english, Fitti