Uffz. Hermann Melzer, 10.05.1941

[srob48]

Uffz. Hermann Melzer, born: 20.01.1920 at Trebicho. Died 10.05.1941 at Admannshagen/Rostock. Can anyone confirm if he belonged to 8/JG26, and how he died, as I have no aircraft loss for 8/JG26 on this date.
My source is the Kriegsgräberfursorge.

[srob48]

From J.G.26 by Josef Priller, Uffz. Hermann Melzer definitely belonged to 8/JG26 and was killed in an accident. But the book still doesn't say how he died.

[Chris Goss]

Killed in a take off accident in a Bf 109 F-2 west of Warnemünde 0830 hrs 10 May 41 ferrying ac back to France

[srob48]

Thank you Chris. I don't know why this loss is not recorded in the Luftwaffe Loss Returns. Do you know the Werk.nr of this Bf109F-2?

[Chris Goss]

Probably not recorded because it was a transfer flight. No Wk Nr I'm afraid

[Jim P.]

It was listed in the Gen.Qu.6.Abt. losses, but with no detail other than what Chris already reported. Probably because it was listed for the Arado-Werke.

Bf 109F-2, , Melzer, Uffz. Hermann, , III., 8., JG 26, , , , , 10-May-41, Killed in crash during take-off for Werkstattflug for Arado-Werke., , Lfl.3/Deutschland, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #5)-Vol.8; Prien, et al, Die Jagdfliegerverbände, IV.1, p.344; Caldwell, JG 26 War Diary, I, p.128, , westlich Warnemünde, 100%, H, , 08.30,