Oblt Hans Schmid and ZG52 - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Kapper · #1 2nd March 2012, 17:53

Johannes,

I got one of the dates wrong - the September claim was on the night 29/30 September 1942 and Boiten attributes the loss of Lancaster W4327 of 9 Squadron for this claim.

Boiten has the claim of 29 March at 1.04 hrs (I don't have my book with me to double check if I noted the date/time correctly) and credits it as Hampden AE246 of 420 Sqn. I've seen where Janks claim at 23.30 of the 28th and I'm a bit sceptical of this one as I believe he was in 5/NJG3 not 6/NJG3 - he was wounded in action twice with 5/NJG3 on 25/26 June 42 and 4 August 42 - a possible mystery Theo might answer where he got his information from.

The 18 April claim he credits as Wellington X3542 of 57 Squadron

The other claim of 29 April is a mystery to Theo as he cannot find any comparative loss.

Regards,

Craig...

Johannes · #2 3rd March 2012, 07:09

Hi Graig

Thanks again for getting back to me.

The Lancaster in September would still be U/C!

Wolfgang Jank is a strange one, no guy in the Luftwaffe had a history like his, I believe he flew for NJG3, 10(N)./ZG1, (N)./JG54, NJG5,I./NJG200 and NJG100. I have nothing like a log-book to confirm the claim for 28th March 1942, as we know that Schmid was there and claiming it is more likely to be his I think, but the time was definanately 2330 hrs, and 0104 hrs is very precise. Trouble is that once something gets published incorrect, it's hard to put it right.

King Regards

Johannes

P.S any ideas on Jank, my guess was that he was a training moving from unit to unit giving instruction, apart from being born on 2nd November 1919, and that his claims end abructly on 15th September 1943 I know really nothing about him! I will check over your loss data claims.

Kapper · #3 3rd March 2012, 10:31

Johannes

Are you sure that Wolgang Jank was in 10(Z)./ZG1 ? This one I have as Oblt. Hans Janke?

Also, Theo Boiten in his book has a claim of a 4 engined aircraft by Hptm. Wolfgang Jank of 3./NJG3 on the night of 5/6 March 1945.

The only other relevant information I have is that NNJSchw/JG54 became 1./NJG200 on 17 Aug 43 which in turn became 5./NJG100 on 27 Jun 44. This may explain some of his unit changes. I have no record of Jank being in NJG5?

Regards,

Craig...