Obfw Robert Roller and Shoot Luke

[rob van den nieuwendijk]

Hello all,

On 18 Oct 43 II./JG 3 took off to intercept the B-24 diversion formation. Only a part of 6./JG 3, led by Staffelkapitän Hauptmann Paul Stolte, was able to make contact with the USA formation. Roller did indeed attack the B-24 formation that day; on the return route he made a belly landing, due to fuel shortage, possibly at Terschelling. I cannot confirm if Roller or Hoyer claimed a B-24 that day.

@ JoeHackett, you can contact me off board.

Best regards,
Rob

[JoeHackett]

Rob,

Thank you for your reply. I am very interested in the information you have regarding 6./JG3 on this date. As soon as my account is activated by admin (I'm a new member), I will send you a message.

Thanks again,

Joe

[JoeHackett]

Originally Posted by rob van den nieuwendijk

Hello all,

On 18 Oct 43 II./JG 3 took off to intercept the B-24 diversion formation. Only a part of 6./JG 3, led by Staffelkapitän Hauptmann Paul Stolte, was able to make contact with the USA formation. Roller did indeed attack the B-24 formation that day; on the return route he made a belly landing, due to fuel shortage, possibly at Terschelling. I cannot confirm if Roller or Hoyer claimed a B-24 that day.

@ JoeHackett, you can contact me off board.

Best regards,
Rob

Rob,

Thank you again for this information. What is the best way to contact you off board? I appreciate your time!

Many thanks,
Joe

[Edward L. Hsiao]

How many air to air victories did Obfw. Robert Roller had in total during WWII? Did Roller survived WWII. If so what was his postwar career?

Edward L. Hsiao

[JoeHackett]

Originally Posted by Edward L. Hsiao

How many air to air victories did Obfw. Robert Roller had in total during WWII? Did Roller survived WWII. If so what was his postwar career?

Edward L. Hsiao

Edward,

I've seen various different figures for Robert Roller's air to air victories (between 8-13 depending on the source). Roller did not survive the war, as he was shot down and killed on 18 July 1944. My personal interest in his career is that he (along with his Squadron Commander Paul Stolte and wingman Rudolf Schroder) attacked my relative's Liberator on 18 October 1943 over the North Sea. As stated in a letter written by Robert Roller in December of 1943, he was the only one of these three to survive the encounter with the Liberator. The Liberator never returned home either.

-Joe