Erich Kuhlmann JG53

[Chris Goss]

Wrong Kuhlmann Larry. From memory, I have photos of him in Brothers In Arms together with Lippert. Peter Cornwell will no doubtedly answer for me. I think he was Ofw at the time of his death

[Larry deZeng]

Originally Posted by Chris Goss

Wrong Kuhlmann Larry. From memory, I have photos of him in Brothers In Arms together with Lippert. Peter Cornwell will no doubtedly answer for me. I think he was Ofw at the time of his death

Yep, that's why Doug and I don't have him. But I thought it somewhat interesting that there was a Luftwaffe Oberleutnant by the same name.

[robert]

Hi,

he flew with 3./JG53. According to fragments of his logbook between 20.08 and 30.08.40 he flew in "yellow 6".

Regards

Robert

[Erich Kuhlmann]

What is Brothers in Arms?
I would like to obtain a photo of Kuhlmann.
Also, are there any books I should purchase to read up on his wartime activities?

[Brian Bines]

All I have is missing over the Channel on 2-9-40 while flying with 3/JG53 in Bf109E-4 wn 1167. In the Ries/Ring book ''The Legion Condor'' (ISBN 0-88740-339-5 ) his Spanish victories are Uffz. Kuhlmann 13-6-38 one Curtiss, Fw.Kuhlmann 14-6-38 one Curtiss, 15-7-38 one Curtiss and 18-7-38 one Rata. Page117 of the book shows in Jan 1938 Uffz Kuhlmann was with the 4 Staffel (J/88)flying a He51 at Calamocha.

[Chris Goss]

Brothers in Arms is my book of the activities of 1/JG 53 (and I/JG 53) and 609 Sqn in 1940

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi, Brian

I have him listed as Kriegsgefangener... at least at the time of his loss the Luftwaffe got information that he was not missing, but a prisoner of war.

http://www.ahs.no/ref_db/lw_loss_pub...?lossid=117834

Anyone know of he became a POW? Or if he really went missing as Brian stated?

Also, there seems to have been an Uffz Erich Kuhlmann in II./JG 53 earlier in 1940, but as the rank is Uffz this is probably not the same person (Fw already in 1938):

http://www.ahs.no/ref_db/lw_loss_pub...?lossid=137305

Regards,
Andreas