Oblt. Johannes Hager 6./NJG 1

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Here some info on Hager :
Hager, Johannes
Hptm
8/16/1920 Pretzier Altmark
48 victories
4 & 6/NJG-1 (for the entire war)
Bf 110G-4 Wk# 4890 (lost 9/43)
He 219A-0 Werk # 190203 "G9 + LP" (dam 6/44)
RK(3/12/45), DK-G(11/25/43), EP(5/1/44), EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Night Fighter Oper.Clasp in Silver

On 31/05/1943 he and his crew made a crashlanding at Florennes Airfield Belgium
in his Do-217 N-1 werknumber 1462 4./NJG 1 G9+FM flying from St-Trond airfield in Belgium after being hit by the tailgunner of a RAF Stirling
Lt Hager Johannes (WND) - Uffz Leda Fritz (KIA) radio - Ofw Meinel Günther (WND) engineer



He was uninjured in a crash landing in his He 219 on 22 June, 1944 after damage received during aerial combat over the Scheldemündung. His crew this date: R/O Fw Hubertus von Bergen(KIA) and Fw Robert Körschgen(WIA). On the night of 21 February, 1945, he achieved 8 victories within 17 minutes. 99 combat missions. 1 bomber, a Day victory and 47 Night victories. His 1st victory, a Halifax at Map Quadrant 51/2/9E2 on 14 February, 1943. A known double victory on 4 July, 1943; a Wellington and a Halifax. A triple victory on 28 April, 1944, all Halifax, two near Arnheim and one W of St. Trond. A double victory on 17 June, 1944; both "4 mots", one at Duisburg, the other NW of Deelen. A "4 mot" 20 km W of Stuttgart on 29 July, 1944. A 2nd "4 mot" same day, in the Strasbourg area. His 38th & 39th, both "4 mots" on 20 February, 1945. Victories 40 thru 45, were "4 mots" on 21 February, 1945. His last three victories, Nos. 46, 47 & 48, two "4 mots" and a Lancaster SW of Kassel on 21 March, 1945. His crew; Uffz Heinz Bärwald and Uffz Schneider. A POW in 1945 at Schleswig-Holstein. Deceased 2 September, 1993.

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On this site you can find an Photo Hauptmann Johannes Hager.

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