BF 109 G-6 Wr 162768

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by ouidjat

What do you think about 162765 lost on 28/9/1944 at ... St. André de l'Eure?
10./JG3.
Regards,
Franck.

I think 28 September would be about five weeks after the area was liberated! Are you sure about that date?

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

I think 28 September would about five weeks after the area was liberated! Are you sure about that date?

W.Nr. 162 765, equipped with DB 605A-1/0020115 was found abandoned and stripped in Aug-.44 at Saint-André de l'Eure and noted as such in AI2(G) serial 257 report dated 28 September 1944.

Cheers
Marc

[gilles collaveri]

Jean Luc une idée:

could you provide some data concerning the location of the crash site?

maybe this would provide interesting information.

Bonne journée / cheers to all.

Gilles

[Rottler]

Hello,

the Bf 109 G-6 162 762 (RU+OX, 1./JG 53 yellow 3, Uffz Karl Pauly KIA) was lost on 11 June 1944 at Giurgiu southwest of Bucharest.

On 29 March 1944 a ferry flight of the 162 764 (RU+OZ) to Italy ended at Samedan near St. Moritz. Ofhr Hirtes of 2.(Süd)/Fl.Ü.G. 1 had come off course and the fuel was getting low.

The 162 767 (Stab I./JG 77 black < -) was lost on 26 April 1944 after a mid-air collision near Caselle/Turin. The pilot Ofhr Siegfried Kraus parachuted and was injured.

Sources:
Chronicles JG 53 Vol. 3 and JG 77 Vol. 4 (Prien), Die Messerschmitt-Werke im Zweiten Weltkrieg (Schmoll)

Regards
Leo

[JEAN LUC 1955]

Bonjour Gilles ,
The small village where the plane fell, is called MERVILLE and is
located in the department of Eure, Normandy. It is located about
2.5 km south-east of St-André de l'Eure and about 12 km west of Marcilly
La Campagne which were Luftwaffe airfields in 1944.
I continue looking for info and clues.
Merci de ton aide Gilles .
Regards

[JEAN LUC 1955]

Hi Leo ,
Thank you for the info . The Werk Nr you indicate are really very close to the one I'm looking for. I think we are on the right track and we will find it soon. Thanks for your help .
Regards
Jean-Luc