Bombers over Somme.

[AbbevilleBoy]

Hello,
A very happy New Year to you all , and two new requests for identifications of bomber and crew.

18.02.1944 A German bomber crashed in the city center of MONTDIDIER, the crew died. Probable : Ju188 of KG66... Heese/Kreul/Rachfat/Sawatzki crew.

23.06.1944 D0217-M1 wnr 326413 of the KG2 crashes near POIX. I seek to identify the crew members.

Thank you for your help.

[Brian Bines]

18-2-44 Ju188 E-1 Z6+IK 260202 2/KG66 Ff Fw.Werner Kohler, B Uffz.Heinz Kreul, Bf Uffz. Karl Rachfat, Bw Uffz. Karl Sawathzi, T.B Ogef Karl Heese all killed in crash at 2345 hrs Montdidier Stadtmitte. crew buried Heldenfriedhof Montdidier on 21-2-44. Feindflug on London. Source NVM.

23/24-6-1944 Do217 M-1 U5+CR 6413 0f 8/KG2 shot down by own Flak Ornebucht by Poix. Crew of Uffz Schaber bailed out with Bs Uffz Gustav Schneiber injured (no other names shown). - KG2 history by Ulf Balke

Regards

Brian Bines

[AbbevilleBoy]

Thank you Brian for this details.
Gratefully.

[Jim P.]

F Köller or Kohler? The name I have is the latter. (Always looking for corrections!)

[Jim P.]

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[Brian Bines]

Hi Jim, name on the NVM is Kohler (b 1-5-1920) with an umlaut over the 'o',

Regards

Brian Bines