Ofw Artur Buchert

[DDT]

Matti,Chris....

In the French magazine 'AVIONS No.111 pages 32,35,38' I have found the following : St.Kap. - 2.(F)/123 Hptm. Helmut Weixelbaum (+) DKiG 21/09/1942 (FF) ; Lt. Horst WOHLFAHRT Kg (rescued by British sea rescue) (BO) ; Ofw. Arthur BUCHERT (+) (BF) ; Fhj.Fw. Karl OTTAHAL (+) (BS) ; (88D-1,4U+KK)(430231) " Notwasserung ins Meer nach Luftkampf mit 2 Beaufighter, Nachtaufklärungsflug Alexandrie".
I coudn't find a WEIXELBAUM in Veit Scherzer's book 'Die Träger des Deutschen Kreuzes in Gold'. In stead there is a Oblt. Weixelmann Helmut, 1.(F)/120 noted who received the DKiG on 08/09/1942. Someone different or a mixing up of names ?
Greetz from a hot Belgium,

Dirk TOLLET

[Chris Goss]

Dirk: Thanks for this-it is the same apart from the Ju 88 variant. Weixelmann for 1/120 should read Weixelbaum

[Erik1970]

Hi, at random i found this forum while i "google" for the name of my grandpa "Arthur Buchert" and i was really surprised to found something.
Unfortunately are all relevant papers lost in the fog of war.
i asked my father and he only knew that his father Arthur was shoot down near Alexandria in his Aufklärer (scout). My father will look for the notification from the german "Red Cross"...by any chance with some information for anyone here.
Maybe you can post me also any information about my grandfather Arthur Buchert you know. that would be great!

greetings from germany
Erik

[Chris Goss]

Erik I will send you a Private Message as I can answer all of your questions
Chris

[byron-]

I can confirm Matti`s information,

FF. Hptm. Helmut Weichselbaum (+) Ju 88 D-1 (4U+KK, W.Nr. 430231) 100% m. BO. Ltn. Horst Wolfahrt (KG.),BF. Ofw. Arthur Burchert (+), Kr.Ber. Fj.Fw. Karl Ottahall (+) , 05.09.44 bei Alexandrien von Beaufighter,



regards

Byron

[Chris Goss]

It was Weixelbaum, Wolfarth, Ottahal and Artur Buchert (according to the NVM, Wolfarth and the Ehrenpokal) and there is no Allied claim for a Ju 88 over the Med that night so its loss is a mystery, not even solved by the report of Wolfarth

[thenelm]

Have to agree with John, who has my database. Somewhere in my 7-8 inches of WASt pages I have this, as I've recorded in my db: Ju 88T-3, 330231, Weixelbaum, Oblt. Helmut, , , 2.(F), 123, , 4U+KK, , , 05-Sep-44, Stkp. KIA with crew, cause unknown., F DKiG. Bf Ofw. Artur Buchert EP., Mittelmeer, WASt, , Alexandria, 100%, F, B Ltn. Horst Wolfahrth, Bf Ofw. Arthur Buchert & Bs FhjFw. Karl Ottohal, ,



I'm currently working on getting the WASt stuff I have scanned - when done would be more than happy to make exchanges!! I haven't checked the numbers in my db for some while - it would likely scare the bejebus out of me!

[RT]

On the AIR40-3109+3110+3114 the case is reported , a start around 20h00 from Tatoi crash 21h40 , date the 4. th

Rémi

[byron-]

Hello,

I have in my database the following:

FF. Hptm. Helmut Weichselbaum (+) Ju 88 D-1 (4U+KK, W.Nr. 430231) 100% m. BO. Ltn. Horst Wolfahrt (KG.),BF. Ofw. Arthur Burchert (+), Kr.Ber. Fj.Fw. Karl Ottahall (+) , 05.09.44 bei Alexandrien von Beaufighter beschossen


Byron

[Chris Goss]

Byron: Look at my corrections above! This has been going on for some years now and I am still no closer to finding out who shot this plane down or how it crashed
Chris