Death of Oblt Ernst Bratke, 1 April 1945

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Thanks for checking, John, I should have said more in my first post but I was in a hurry.

My source is an incomplete entry on the www.crashplace.de database. I am one of the administrators of this database, and my role is to check entries and complete them, especially by adding sources. A slow work, as the database has now 15104 entries, but 10646 are now up to the standars I have (identified sources, and as many info as possible).

The full text of the entry is the following:

"Flugzeugführer: Oberleutnant Ernst Bratke. Stab NAG 6 Gestartet vom Fliegerhorst Vörden. Grab auf dem Kriegsgräberfriedhof Diepholz.

Der Stab NAGr.-6 war im Frühjahr 1945 mit Behelfsaufklärer vom Typ Me 262 A1-U3 und Standartjägern Me 262 A1-a ausgerüstet. Der Behelfsaufklärer U3 verfügte über zwei Fotogeräte die in der Flugzeugnase vor dem Cockpit eingebaut waren, an der Stelle wo sonst die vier Maschinenkanonen MK 108 im Standartjäger A1-a saßen.Aus diesem Platzmangel verfügten die meisten Behelfsaufklärer über keine Bewaffnung.

Nach Smith und Creek starb Oblt.Ernst Bratke am 1.4.1945 bei einer Notlandung am/im Dümmersee.An diesem Tag lag der Stab und 1./ NAGr.-6 in Lechfeld, die 2./NAGr.-6 lag in Kaltenkirchen und in Hohne."

The source given "Smith und Creek" should be the Me 262 series by J. Richard Smith and Eddie J. Creek, but I don't have these books, so can't check.

There is effectely an Oblt Ernst Bratke buried in Diepholz and who died on 1 April 1945 at Borckum. See:
http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche...15CE054C72B611

[RT]

1 4 45 2 NAGr,6 Brandis FP L FAWS ME262A-1aU3 500100 Besch, Schubert herbert ltn f überf, Lechfeld-Unterschlauersbach-Brandis
1 4 45 NAGr,6 Dummer See raum Oldenburg N ME262A x Bratke ernst oblt f


Rémi

[John Beaman]

Hi Remi:

Can we have the source of your listings?

THX

[RT]

No secret nd no big treasure found there just the O'Conn.-262 book, to add not a bad biik at all

Rémi

[RT]

Not a bad book sorry..

[John Beaman]

Thanks, Remi. I should have looked there!
It is a great book, and "required" if you are interested in the 262.

[Laurent Rizzotti]

I understand that Remi's source is the "Me 262 production log" book. Can one of you tell if there is anything on this book about Bratke that what is said above ?

Thanks in advance