KG6 losses during Feb/June 1944

[Brian Bines]

Hi There,

Info. that I have is that the unit were on a transfer flight from Chievres to Dreux for a proposed attack on Plymouth which did not in fact take place. While on the flight the aircraft flown by Maj. Fuhrhop and that of Uffz. Meyer were engaged by Typhoons of 609 Sqd. and both Ju 188's were shot down with the loss of all crewmen :-


1. Ju 188 3E+AB at Seboncourt 18 km. N/E St. Quentin at 13.30 hrs.

Ff. Major Helmut Fuhrhop Gp. Kom.
B Ofw. Alfred Schubert
Bf Ofw. Alfons Eichschmidt
Bm. Sfw Walter Rehfeldt
Bs Ofw. Wilhelm Schachtschabel
1.Wart Fw. Arnold Buttner


2. Ju 188 3E+KH at Bohain 18 km. N/E St. Quentin at 13.30 hrs


Ff. Uffz. Wilhelm Meyer
B Uffz. Eberhard Brautigam
Bf. Uffz. Rudolf Zimmer
Bs. Fw. Karl Priegler
Bs. Gef. Erich Pankratz
1.Wart Fw. Heinz Generlich
N.O Oblt Rolf Hailbronner


Maj. Fuhrhop was suceeded as Kom. by Hpt Thurner untill he was lost on 9th? June. 1944,

Regards
Brian