Lt Wolfgang Wenning

[Mike H]

Hi,
can anyone help with any service history regarding Lt Wenning before serving with Stab II./KG51?

I know he and Fw Gustav Delp were killed on intruder operations over the UK 27/4/44.

Regards,
Mike

[Doug Stankey]

All we have on this guy (so far) is:

WENNING, Wolfgang. (DOB: 27.11.22). (n.d.) with 16./KG 2. 12.04.44 Lt., 6./KG 51. 27.04.44 Lt., 6./KG 51 KIA - Me 410 collided with an Airspeed Oxford vic Lawford/UK. Credited with 7 aerial victories.

We hope that this helps.

LdZ
DGS

[Chris Goss]

My guess is that he had very little service experience apart from what Doug quotes being 21 at the time of his death

[Mike H]

thanks guys,

if you could help with any info on 16./KG2 during this period. Did the unit operate with Me410's or JU88's, etc.

Mike.

[Chris Goss]

410s

[G.R.Morrison]

Perhaps these incidents are a different Wolfgang Wenning (?), but here's what we have:

Ju 88C-2 WNr.0857 of 1./NJG 2, Ltn. Wolfgang Wenning, Bf Ltn. Bernhard Doll & Bs Ogefr. Georg Schwaab. Notlandung at sea 10.July 1942 due to engine trouble. Crew rescued 30km südlich Küste Kreta.

Ju 88C-6 WNr.360202 of 1./NJG 2, coded R4+JH, Ltn. Wolfgang Wenning, Bf Ltn. Bernhard Doll & Bs Ogefr. Georg Schwaab. Engine damage 20.July 1942 due to Luftkampf with Beaufighter südwestlich Kreta. (mission from Malemes to Tobruk)

Me 410A-1 WNr.420445 of Stab/KG 51, coded 9K+ZP, Ltn. Wolfgang Wenning and Bf Fw. Gustav Delp KIA 27.April 1944 due to collision with an Oxford of No. 18 (P) AFU, Manor Farm, Frankton, near Rugby.

GRM

[Chris Goss]

Possible especially with the night ops link but he would have been 19 at the time he was operational with NJG 2 which to me seems very young for a qualified pilot?

[Matti Salonen]

Lt Wolfgang Wenning of 1./NJG 2 is a different person, born 1920 and MIA since 1942-07-20.

Matti

[Chris Goss]

As I thought-didn't have the chance to check it myself as I am at work but thanks again Matti

[Doug Stankey]

That clarifies things. At this point we now have for this name:

WENNING, Wolfgang. (DOB: 1920). 10.07.42 Lt., 1./NJG 2 unhurt - Ju 88C-2 ditched at sea due to engine trouble - rescued 30 km S of Crete. 20.07.42 Lt., 1./NJG 2 MIA - Ju 88 C-6 (R4+SH(JH?)) combat with a Beaufighter over sea while escorting a Ju 52 from Malemes/Crete to Tobruk.
WENNING, Wolfgang. (DOB: 27.11.22). (n.d.) with 16./KG 2. 12.04.44 Lt., 6./KG 51. 27.04.44 Lt., 6./KG 51 KIA - Me 410 A-1 (9K+ZP) collided with an Airspeed Oxford of no. 18 (P) AFU vic Lawford/UK. Credited with 7 aerial victories.
WENNING, Wolfgang. 21.09.41 Lt., IV./KG 54 WIA - Ju 88 A-5 in a belly-landing during an exercise flight due to a servicing error.

My question is: is the KG 54 guy the same as the KG 51 guy? I expect so.

Any comments?