Nahaufklarungsgruppe information sought!

[Chris Goss]

Despite having been in touch with a NAG 13 pilot some time ago, I can add little else to your list. Klein was Volkmer Klein and yes, killed 15 oct 43 whilst Klink was later killed but I have no details. My loss list for NAG 13 for 1943 shows nothing on the Channel islands. What are your sources?

[cheesey]

Fw.Schroder,Ltn.Klink,Oblt.Klein,Ltn.Schluter,Oblt .Gundel & Ofw.Niense all made claims over or near to the Channel Islands and appear in Tony Wood's loss lists.

Lt.Schwantje is mentioned on Nick Beales 'Ghost Bombers' site as having baled out of his Bf109 over Alderney on 12/5/44.

Now, as far as sources for the losses are concerned I have to admit that i've mislaid these! Over the last few months I have started looking at all of my old notes and found the NAG losses on a working list on my PC. I remember obtaining them from a chap in Germany via a previous incarnation of this forum about four years ago. I made hard copies of the posts but several searches of my notes and the loft have failed to locate them!

So any help in verifying them would be great.

[Chris Goss]

Problem is that for 1944, if the chap was not injured or worse, there will be no record. I have all NAG 13s losses and details of missions for the first few months of 1943 but that is all (apart from a number of photos but these are not on the Channel islands)

[cheesey]

I must correct myself!

Fw190 7th March, 1944. Crashed La Ponchez, Guernsey. Pilot killed. I have assumed NAG13 but for what reason I don't know! I think I asked about this one years ago but nobody could provide any further details.

The Fw190s on the 23rd March were possibly engaged by Nicholls and McFarlane of 610Sqn over Guernsey. I have the combat report claiming one Fw190 damaged.

Steve.

[Chris Goss]

Done some more digging. Oblt Fritz Gundel of 1/NAG 13 was wounded at Buc 12 Aug 44 in a strafing attack and I have a photo of Klink but still nothing on how he was killed