III./SG3 escape from Courland 8 May 1945

[Siko54]

Good morning,

In John Weal’s amazing ‘Luftwaffe Schlachtgruppen” he mentions on page 115, Erich Bunge leading III./SG3 to safety in Schleswig from Courland with their mechanics crammed in the back of their FW190s and fitted with long range fuel tanks. I’m very interested as I have all 5 of Bunge’s Flugbuch, which survived the war, although they stop abruptly in Jan 1945 (I believe fuel supplies limited their activity) but Erhard Jahnert mentions missions after that date in his autobiography.

It does appear that Bunge lost interest in filling in his Flugbuch during his time in Courland, although I’m surprised such a momentous flight and surely the last of his war, would be left out. Hence, I’m just curious as to whether anyone else has anything on this mass escape from Courland and whether it was Bunge or not?