Daylight victories Fw. Peter Laufs Z./KG30 & I.(Z)/LG1?

[Theo Boiten]

Dear all,

I am looking for details of the five (?) daylight victories that were claimed by Fw. Peter Laufs in Z./KG30 and I.(Z)/LG1 -Laufs joined the Nachtjagd in the summer of 1940 and subsequently became a successful intruder pilot over the UK.

Cheers & thanks, Theo

[Chris Goss]

12 Apr 40 Wellington SW Stavanger 1650 hrs (149 Sqn) V2
13 Apr 40 Hudson East Stavanger 1115 hrs (220 Sqn) V3
16 May 40 Skua SE Narvik 1445 hrs V4
16 May 40 Skua SE Narvik 1500 hrs V5

[Theo Boiten]

Hi Chris,

Many thanks for your quick reply, much appreciated! One last question -did Laufs achieve all of his four daylight Abschüsse whilst he was serving in I.(Z)/LG1?

Cheers, Theo

[robert]

Hi,

only 1 vic with 2.(Z)/LG1:
1.9.39 17.10 Warsaw P.24 (actually against P.7s from 123 EM).

Regards

Robert

[Jim P.]

Pretty sure those claims would have been with Z./KG 30. I.(Z)/LG 1 didn't go to Norway. (And those were 4 claims I didn't have. Thanks Chris.)

[Chris Goss]

Definitely Z/KG 30

[Theo Boiten]

Hello and good morning chaps,

Many thanks for confirming these details, very useful!

Cheers, Theo

[Chris Goss]

A minor point, I have his name as Lauffs?

[Theo Boiten]

Hi Chris,

Yes, I've come across his name both as Lauffs and Laufs, but it appears that his name is commonly spelt as Laufs.

Cheers, Theo

[Tom Semenza]

Theo,

According to Shores, et al. in Fledgling Eagles (pg. 264) the claim on 13 Apr was not confirmed.

Cheers,
Tom