Losses over Malta on 5.july 1942

[steve sheridan]

Hi Juha,
thank you for the information on the loss of Uffz Schlitt, which is the name i mixed up with Schmitt!
Yes this is my man, nothing on the other two guys?

Best regs,
Steve.

[Chris Goss]

Steve: You are "hijacking" this thread-you might get a better result posting separately?

[thenelm]

Ju 88A-4, 5513, Schlitt, Uffz. Herbert, , 9., KG 77, gelbe E, 3Z+ET, , , 09-Jul-42, KIA with crew due to Flak. Crashed into house., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.10; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.402, , Callus Street, Mosta, Malta, 100%, F, B Uffz. Josef Forster, Bf Ogefr. Andreas Pollack & Bs Uffz. Franz Schmiedl, ,
Ju 88A-4, 142153, Kleimeier, Ltn. Friedrich, , 4., KG 77, weiße A, 3Z+AM, , , 09-Jul-42, MIA with crew due to Luftkampf with RAF fighters or Flak. F later reported KIA., WNr. 2153 per loss., Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.10; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.403, , (Venezia), 100%, F, B Ofw. Herbert Kühn, Bf Uffz. Klaus Witt & Bs Fw. Karl Schmidt, ,

[steve sheridan]

Hi thenelm, im very grateful for your help in identifying the crew members lost on 9.7.42. It really helps indeed. Many thanks.

Best regs,
Steve.

[Juha]

Hello Steve
nothing to add to thenelm’s message on Kleimeier
on Oblt Behr
according to Shores’ Malta: The Spitfire Year 1942 p. 400: 3Z+GR flown by Oblt Erich Behr, the StaKa of 7 Staffel, who was reported lost with his crew.

HTH
Juha

[steve sheridan]

Many thanks Juha for your help, it is appreciated.

Steve.

[jkalwa]

I am grateful for the help I received in this forum. The book I was working on as a co-author has been published by Helios Verlag in Germany. "Der Rest wurde am Boden zerstört" by Johannes Buchmann is a first-hand memoir about aspects of the air war in the Mediterranean and about Buchmann's escape from a Soviet POW camp in Austria. An American newspaper wrote Buchmann before the publishing of the book http://www.countytimes.com/articles/...c689186204.txt
The German publisher's listing: http://www.helios-verlag.com/autoren...ser_helios_pi2[showUid]=145&cHash=64570db3ba