Seeking photos and ultimate fate of 2./JGr152 Bf109D-1 flown by Gefr A. Hesselbach SD & POW on the German-French border near Sarreguemines on 24.09.39

[Marius]

"I recorded the Borth loss from Chris Shores' "Fledgling Eagles"."

Maybe it is not Olt. Roland Borth on the 24.9.1939 (?). At around the same time there was recorded the loss of Olt. Heinz Barth from II./ZG 1 who crashed at Bischofstein (East Prussia).
Borth - Barth ?

Regards,

[Larry Hickey]

Marius,

I don't know what Peter's source was for the Borth loss, but I've written to him and asked him to follow up with you on this.

Regards,

Larry

[Marius]

"24 September 1939: JGr.152 Messerschmitt Bf109D-1. Shot down by Adj Dardaine of GC II/4 in combat east of Hornbach, and crashed near Betviller, east of Sarreguemines 3.40 p.m. FF Oberlt Roland Borth captured badly wounded. Aircraft a write-off. (Not in QMG nor Prien)"


Larry,
one more absurdity; near Betviller (at Rimling) came down Gefr. Adolf Hesselbach. I doubt Dardaine had something to do with the losses of JGr.152.
Maybe I can help with the aerial Luftwaffe operations on the 24th, but I have to know what is giving in French documents about the pilot or name "Olt. Borth".

Regards,

[Rémi Baudru]

Attachment 9007

Hello,

1) the photos show both sides of "red 9" (Bf 109 E) of JG 51 that landed on its wheels the 28th september 1939 in french territory north of Strasbourg.

It was this plane that was tested by the french.

2) The other "red 9" of JGr. 152 (Bf 109 D), shot down the 24th september by the sergent Combette of GC I/3, was destroyed : the report says that the german pilot (Hesselbach) took is chute to save is life. The report says that the plane felt "côte 392 à 1500 au NO de Rimling).

I never saw a photo of this wreck, and I am sure that this plane was not tested by the french.

Please forgive my basic english.

RB