Luftwaffe Losses Arnhem Area 29th Sept 1944

[John Manrho]

Following the discussion on the IV./JG 54 thread there was some discussion on the following losses. In Italic my comments to these losses;

Gefr Heinz Schweickhardt 11/JG 11 Fw 190 A-8 (732 056) Arnhem
Still MIA, no clue on where he crashed

Fw. Otto Keck 9/JG 11 Fw 190 A-8 (732 067) Arnhem (KIA)
Crashed near Kellen, north of Kleve. First buried Kellen, later transferred to Kleve-Donsbrüggen Grave 778

Gefr. Kurt Paulilo 10/JG 11 Fw 190 A-8 (731 801) area of Holland (MIA)
Name is Pauli. Reported crashed near Kellen, but his remains could not be traced. He is listed at Kleve-Donsbrüggen (under the unknowns)

Uffz Josef Donner 10/JG 11 Fw 190 A-8 (175 216) Emmerich (WIA)
Indeed crash near Emmerich. No more details. He was wounded. Might be that he bellylanded a/c and that this was not an 100% loss.

Uffz Walter Schmitt 11/JG 11 Fw 190 A-8 (732 113) Arnhem (MIA)
Crashed near Haldern, northeast of Rees. His remains were buried at Remagen, Heimatüberführt.

Uffz Ludwig Rössner. 11/JG 11 Fw 190 A-8 (380 165) Arnhem (KIA)
He is still MIA. There are indications that he crashed a few miles east of Nijmegen.

Further, III./JG 11 flew from Achmer with 21 Fw 190. Take off 11.45hrs, landing 13.50 hrs. 5 Fw 190 returned early, so approx. 16 over Arnhem. Reported 5 missing and 1 wounded pilot. Material losses were 5 missing, 3 damaged. Hence my theory that Donner might have bellylanded.