Peter Spoden

[Leo Etgen]

Hi guys

Would anyone here have additional information for the following incidents that involved this night fighter ace:

6 March 1944: belly-landing at Parchim following aerial combat with USAAF four-engined bombers while serving with 5./NJG 5
26/27 March 1944: wounded during an emergency landing at Kornwestheim near Stuttgart following aerial combat in the Stettin area while serving with 5./NJG 5
26/27 December 1944: injured during belly-landing near Stradtkyll after being shot down by German Flak while serving as Staffelkapitän of 6./NJG 6
7 March 1945: shot down by return fire and bailed out near Crailsheim while serving as Staffelkapitän of 6./NJG 6

I realize that it is quite possible that no details of these incidents will be included in the surviving records of NJG 5 and NJG 6 but any information concerning the aircraft he was flying at the time of these incidents will be greatly appreciated.

Horrido!

Leo