The last kill of WW2?

[Horst Kube]

Originally Posted by Leo Etgen

Hello all

Nice thread with much interesting information. I thought that perhaps some of you would find the following artwork by Jerry Boucher illustrative It depicts the victory by Oberleutnant Fritz Stehle mentioned by Ota. www.hsgalleries.com/gallery04/me262jb_1.htm

Horrido!

Leo

Before Walter Schuck took off on 8th of May 1945 in a Me 108 at about 6.00 pm in Saaz (Zatec) heading for Fassberg, he saw the last of the few Me 262 from JG 7 go out at around 5.00 pm - among them Fritz Stehle. He met him again in the camp of Fassberg and also later in the fiftees, but Stehle did not claim a shoot down or mention any contact with opponents for that day to Walter.

Cheers, Horst

[Evgeny Velichko]

Hi all!

Are there any details of that victory? Any combat report?

[RossGmann]

Last RAAF Flying loss

Cecil Roy Morgan Ricketts

Rank Warrant Officer

Service Number 429384

Unit 2 Sqn

Service RAAF

Conflict 1939-1945

Date of Death 15 September 1945

Place of Death Borneo

Cause of Death Flying Battle

Source AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force

Kind regards
Ross

[Skyraider3D]

One story I heard of the last air-to-air kill in Europe (at least for the USAAF) was an incident where a Piper Cub and a Fieseler Storch met eachother. The pilots fired at eachother with their handguns and the Cub pilot was victorious, apparently capturing the crew as well.

Just found this after a quick Google: http://www.historicaviation.com/historicaviation/product_info.po;jsessionid=x4PqWpK7Rc0yiNtdA35yPv_ Q(CgqOmhPi)?ID=2883

And from the NASM website: In another remarkable encounter, an L-4 entered into a dogfight with a Fiesler Storch (the German equivalent of the L-4) with each of the two-man crews shooting at each other with their side-arms. Lt. Duane Francis, pilot of the L-4, succeeded in shooting down the Storch, and even captured the crew.

[Evgeny Velichko]

Date?

[Skyraider3D]

Not sure, that's the problem
I once read it was on the morning of 8 May '45, but somewhere else it said it was late April, which wouldn't make any sense.

[CJE]

As the fightings around Prague lasted a few more days after VE-Day, including Vlassov's army, I wonder if extra "kills" did not go off the records at that time.

[Michal R.]

Grigoriy Golubiev (I am not sure that this is right transcription from Czech, there is name Grigorij Goluběv) from 16.GIAP claimed Do 217 shot down near Prague on 9. May 1945. He flew in P-39Q.

[Horst Kube]

Originally Posted by Michal R.

Grigoriy Golubiev (I am not sure that this is right transcription from Czech, there is name Grigorij Goluběv) from 16.GIAP claimed Do 217 shot down near Prague on 9. May 1945. He flew in P-39Q.

Very doubtful to believe, that a Luftwaffe Do 217 still was "operating" on the 9th of May 45 in the region of Prague...

[Michal R.]

I have few details about this. Only other is that Do 217 attempted escape to Americans form some field airport. It is possible, because first Russian tanks arrived to Prague on 9 May.