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KG 100 losses at Salerno
Hello All,
Between the 9th and 20th September 1943 II and III/KG 100 lost a lot of Do 217 attacking shipping mainly off Salerno. To input into Mediterranean Air War Vol 4, I am seeking if we are missing any losses, or the dates are incorrect. Also its very hard to tell if they were lost in daylight or at night. 9th Sept. 4./KG 100 Do 217E-5 WNr 4236 6N+LA ; crashed in France on return from recce mission. 11th Sept 4./KG 100 Do 217E-5 WNr 5555 6N+DM lost on shipping attack Gulf of Salerno; Uffz Johann Hofstätter and three MiA. 12th Sept 6./KG 100 Do 217E-5 WNr 5654 6N+NP lost on shipping attack Gulf of Salerno; Uffz Willy Otto and three MiA 13th Sept Stab III./KG 100 Do 217K-2 WNr 4577 ZY+MA lost on shipping attack at Salerno; Oblt Erwin Burghoff and three MiA 9./KG 100 Do 217K-2 WNr 4561 6N+WT lost on shipping attack at Salerno; Lt Heinz Pfizner WiA, two KiA, one safe 15th Sept 6./KG 100 Do 217E-5 WNr 5552 6N+HP lost on shipping attack Gulf of Salerno; Lt Horst Preisser and two returned, one baled and PoW 16th Sept 5./KG 100 Do 217E-5 WNr 5630 6N+KN lost on shipping attack Gulf of Salerno; Lt Helmut Ridder and two MiA, one PoW. 17th/18th Sept. 5./KG 100 Do 217E-5 WNr 5616 6N+EN lost on shipping recce Gulf of Salerno; Lt Herbert Lange and one MiA, two PoW 5./KG 100 Do 217E-5 WNr 5666 6N+JN lost on shipping recce Gulf of Salerno; Fw Reinhold Trenz and two KiA, one MiA 6./KG 100 Do 217E-5 WNr 5609 6N+FP lost on shipping recce Gulf of Salerno; Lt Siegfried Kynast and three returned 8./KG 100 Do 217K-2 WNr 4575 shot down by fighter, Salerno; Lt Rudolf Scholz and two MiA, four WiA. The only allied claims for Do 217 are as follos 9th Sept 307th FS/31st FG Lt Virgil C.Fields Jr Spitfire Do 217 Damaged 0655-0905 11 Sept 243 Sqn Sqn Ldr E.D.Mackie Spitfire Vc JK715 ‘A’ Do 217 E Montesano 0830-1035 13th Sept 81 Sqn Plt Off W.H.Fell Spitfire IX MA253 Do 217 Salerno beaches 1315-1515 81 Sqn Plt Off A.McG.Peart Spitfire IX MA402 } 81 Sqn Sgt D.W.Rathwell Spitfire IX EN491 } Do 217 Salerno beaches 1315-1515 81 Sqn Sgt P.J.Ryan Spitfire IX EN464 } 111 Sqn Flg Off F.A.Mellors Spitfire Vc EE750 ‘F’ Do 217 Naples 1320-1600 111 Sqn Sgt K.A.Plumridge Spitfire IX MA481 ‘O’ Do 217 20m NE Naples 1320-1600 111 Sqn Flg Off R.Kirkwood Spitfire IX MA326 ‘A’ ] 111 Sqn Sgt R.S.Gray Spitfire Vc EE750 ] Do 217 Damaged Naples 1505 111 Sqn Flg Off L.McIntosh Spitfire Vc EE810 ] 16/17 Sept 600 Sqn Wt Off S.J.Harrop/Flt Sgt G.C.Redmond Beaufighter VIf V8413 ‘Y’ Do 217 20m W Licosa Point 0025 and the big mystery, as no loss we know of seems to fit; 20 Sept 72 Sqn Plt Off R.J.H.Hussey Spitfire IX MA637 ‘Y’ Do 217 3 b/o Acerno area 1810 72 Sqn Plt Off R.J.H.Hussey Spitfire IX MA637 ‘Y’ Do 217 4 b/o Cipriano - Montecorvino 1820 7 of the 8 crew of Roy Hussey's victims baled out. I assume they were captured but do not know for sure Any additional info, corrections etc would be most welcome. Regards Russell |
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Re: KG 100 losses at Salerno
G'Day Russ,
Should read: 17/18 September (1943) 5./KG 100 Dornier 217 E-5 WNr 5626 6N+IN (Fw Reinhold Trenz). WNr 5666 Do217 E-5 5./KG 100 6N+MN (Uffz Hans Lischke), lost 5km N of Stettin, 21 May 1943. Kampfgeschwader 100 'Wiking' Balke,Ulf Stuttgart:Motorbuch,1990. pp.239, 266, 391 & 455-6 and ... La Kampfgeschwader 100 L'escarde au Drakkar (1938-1944) Roba,Jean-Louis Le Vigen:Lela Presse,2015. p.204 Col. Last edited by Col Bruggy; 10th April 2018 at 15:28. |
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Re: KG 100 losses at Salerno
Hello Col,
Thanks very much for that correction. Cheers Russ |
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Re: KG 100 losses at Salerno
Hello Russ,
the KG 100 losses correspond to the Gen.Qu. loss reports apart from: 9th Sept. 4./KG 100 Do 217E-5 WNr. 4236 Gen.Qu. from 15 Sept 1943 No.15: WNr. 4236 Do 217 E-4. 12th Sept 6./KG 100 Uffz Willy Otto and three MiA Gen.Qu. from 19 Sept. 1943 No. 36 and correction from 27 Sept. 1943: Uffz Willy Otto and two MiA. Uffz Springinsfeld unverletzt zurück/returned unhurt. 13th Sept Stab III./KG 100 Oblt Erwin Burghoff and three MiA Gen.Qu. from 26 Sept. 1943 No.37 and correction from 8 Oct 1943: Oblt Burghoff , Uffz Bastian verletzt zurück/returned wounded. Fw Handwerker, Ogfr Mutschler gefallen/KiA. Regards Leo |
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Re: KG 100 losses at Salerno
I just received my copy of A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945 Volume 4: Sicily and Italy to the fall of Rome 14 May, 1943 - 5 June, 1944. Unfortunately no solution to the mystery of Jack Hussey's two claims for Do217
Otherwise another cracking piece of work |
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