Bf 110 Losses on 6th april 1941

[Bogdan]

According to QM 6 database, there were 5 bf 110 losses on the first day of yougoslavian campain, 6th april 1941, within I ZG 26.
Could anyone be so kind to let me know the the name of 5 crew and what actually happened to them(KIA, POW, ret, etc) ?
KInd regards, Bogdan

[RT]

One crew Ofw Besserer + ge Hanweck dead

one other missing Ltn Eymers+ ge Läsker

The last one Oblt Krepitz uffz Pack missing also,

Hard to read isn'it ??

Remi

[Brian]

Hi Bogdan & Remi

According to 'Air War over Yugoslavia, Greece & Crete' the identities of the three pilots killed were:

Obfw Willi Messemer
Ltn Reinhold Eymers
Oblt Kurt Krebitz

A fourth was destroyed in a crash-landing, and the fifth also crash-landed. I didn't write this chapter so cannot provide more information. Sorry!

Cheers
Brian

[Spanferkel]

The information I have on the two crashed Bf110's is:

One Bf110 crashed at Surcinsko polje (exactly on the location of modern Belgrade airport and a few kilometers east of the old Zemun airfield which was in use at the time). This plane was claimed by Eduard Banfic from RYAF 161 Squadron 51 fighter group, who flew a IK-3 fighter.

The other Bf110 was hit by Dusan Borcic also from 161 squadron over Belgrade and this plane fell near Krnjaca (today Belgrades suburb, located on the opposite bank of the Danube,) and this crew was captured. The latter was most likely Staffelkapitan Herbert Kaminski who was captured and in Yugoslav captivity for 10 days. No name for his Bordfunker.

Regards

Jeremy

[RT]

You are right all dead, place is given as Novisat, possibly Novisad

Remi