4 more Ju88 A-17 june 1944

[thenelm]

Many thanks to you guys, Lino, Chris & Claude. There are published sources for some of the KG losses over the Invasion front for KG 2, KG 6, KG 54 & LG 1 (sure I've forgotten some), but being able to fill in the 'holes' for the KG losses for June-44 is greatly appreciated. Would love to see any of you guys publish your research in this area one of these days!

[Chris Goss]

I was hoping to write about German bomber ops over Normandy...maybe in the future but the dearth of first-hand accounts might prevent me from doing this

[steve sheridan]

Hi, not wanting to hijack Martin75's thread, but still relevant.
Could anybody oblige with the loss detail for KG77 22.6.44 Junkers 88A-17 a/c lost.

3Z+KP W.Nr 888804
3Z+CP W.Nr 301541
3Z+LL W.Nr 801614

Any info on crew or loss detail most appreciated.

Best regs,
Steve.

[Brian Bines]

Steve, from 'K' reports I have:-

3Z+KP in sea 20 miles N/W Le Harve at 2330 hrs attacked by N/F Bf and Bs baled out - Ff Ltn. Werner Kornemann missing, B Gef. Alexander Petersohn missing, Bf Uffz. Erich Tonges (umlaut over o) POW, Bs Uffz. Herbert Stoppler missing.

3Z+CP in sea off Cherbourg Penisula 2345hrs hit by ships AA starboard wing tank exploded and crew baled out -FF. Uffz Hilmar Hauck missing, B. Ogef Herbert Weise POW picked up by a Destroyer, Bf Fw. Otto Essmann missing, Bs Ogef. Hemut Iestolik missing.

3Z+LL in sea 20 miles north off Cherbourg at 0010hrs hit by ships AA shortly after releasing torpedos - Ff Ltn. Ulrich Laubis POW wounded, B Uffz. Gerhard Lindenau, Bf Uffz. Andreas Prohls ( umlaut over o) Bm Uffz. Gerhard Will all missing Pilot rescued later that morning from his dinghy.

Spellings of names best I can make out from quality of reports,

Regards

Brian Bines

[steve sheridan]

Brian, im extremely grateful for your help in clarifying these losses.
Many thanks.

Best regs,
Steve.

[martin75]

Hello,

for the fourth name of crew of 3Z+CP I have Ogefr. Helmut Niestelik !

Regards

Claude

[Chris Goss]

NVM says Niestolik and Prohls is Pöhle

[Harald1954]

Originally Posted by martin75

I collect for personnal research all possible informations on operations of torpedo bombers of KG26 and KG77 in Channel from june to august 1944.

Regards

Claude

Hello Claude,
I am also interested in informations about torpedo bombers of KG77 in the mediteranian june to august 1944. My father had been the navigator of a JU88 A4 torp. 3Z+OH. He and his crew survived 21 missions. I have the original log-book of this plane from one of the crew-members where all the flights are documented and fotos from that time. Have you any interesting material, fotos, documents?

Regards, Harald

[martin75]

Hello Harald,

I think you can try to contact Chris Goss, Rémi (RT) and Lino von Gartzen ; the first hand infos I have came from them (principally infos on losses sustained by KG77 and KG26 during the period june to august 1944).
I am very interested if you can give me infos on missions accomplished by your father during this period.

Regards

Claude

[DB601E]

Originally Posted by martin75

Hello Harald,

I think you can try to contact Chris Goss, Rémi (RT) and Lino von Gartzen ; the first hand infos I have came from them (principally infos on losses sustained by KG77 and KG26 during the period june to august 1944).
I am very interested if you can give me infos on missions accomplished by your father during this period.

Regards

Claude

Hi Claude,
thanks for your commendation. I'm already in contact with Harald since a while :-)

Greetings

Lino