Loss of Oblt. Werner KÜHL 2./LG 1 JU 88A-4 L1+A night of 24./25. May 1943

[Kurtl12]

Gentlemen,

any help is greatly appreciated!
The Junkers Ju 88A-4 "L1+A" flown by Oblt. Werner KÜHL of 2. /LG1 was lost during night operations on May 24/25th, 1943 to Bone harbour (now port of Annaba, Algeria). They probably were shot down by a nightfigher - all crew is MIA since then.
Crew: Uffz. Helmut SIEFKEN
Uffz. Wilhelm JÖRG
Gfr. Johann BURGER, *29.5.1923 at Traisen, Lower Austria
ANY further details are very welcome!
Thank you very much in advance.
Regards, K.

[Andy Mitchell]

Kurt,

MAW v4 has one claim listed for a Ju 88 by Beaufighters that night - 600 Sqdn Flt. Sgt. Harrop/Sgt Redmond, Ju 88 damaged 20 miles N of Cap de Fer (this is west of Bone).

Unfortunately, nothing else of value mentioned in the entry for that date.

[Kurtl12]

Andy, thanks for your reply. That's something. MAW v4 is what kind of source?

[JoMe]

This was Ju88A-4, WNr. 141217 and code L1+AK.
JoMe

[leonventer]

Hi Kurt,

Just to add to the above replies:

I checked Peter Taghon's "Die Geschichte Lehrgeschwaders 1, Band 2", and it provides a few details on the raid. A force of 32 Ju 88s of II. Fliegerkorps attacked Bone, without much success. Apparently, the Ju 88s from I./LG 1 transferred from Foggia to Decimomannu between 14:38 and 16:50. They then flew the raid from there starting at 20:50, and afterwards landed back at Foggia. Two crews from 2./LG 1 and one from 3./LG 1 were lost to nightfighters.

FYI, "MAW v4" is the 4th volume in the series "A History of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-1945" by Christopher Shores, et al.

In both of these sources, the Werke Nummer of Kühl's Ju 88-4 L1+AK is listed as 141277.

Leon Venter

[Kurtl12]

Gentlemen,
it's always a pleasure to work with this forum.
Thank you very much in supporting me with the current subject.
Great work done!
Kind Regards,
Kurt

[gogh]

In BA-MA RL 2-III/1189 page 59 as WNr.141217