Unknow german pilot kia 01.01.1945 "Bodenplatte"

[fliegerschicksal]

Dear John and others,
here my list of the kia and mia pilot with Fw 190 D-9 on "Bodenplatte" of Jagdgeschwader 2:

For Gefr. Werner Piesker I have pow.

Ogfr. Franz Dworak (3./JG 2) 210 117 G.1 + S. Heimbach
Flak, Notlandung.

Fhr. Richard Storkan (1./JG 2) 210 288 W. 8 + Elsenborn
Flak

Ogfr. Albert Büttner (3./JG 2) 500 394 G.10 V R. Lüttich
Flak

Gefr. Fritz Büscher (3./JG 2) 210 250 G. 6 + S. Lückerath
Flak, Hochspannungsmast

FjU. Wilhelm Eggert (4./JG 2) 210 277 Bl. 11 V R. Lüttich
vermutl. Flak

Uffz. Friedrich Optenhostert (4./JG 2) 500 390 Bl. 5 + S. As
LK

Uffz. Erwin Katzer (4./JG 2) 500 387 Bl. 7 + Gemünd-Mariawald-Neuweilnau Flak

Uffz. Ernst Klein (10./JG 2) 600 372 S. 3 + Eupen Binster
Flak

Lt. Christfried Clemens (III./JG 2) 600 380 + 4 km nw. Millen-Sittard
LK

Fhr. Martin Enge (10./JG 2) 400 223 S. 9 + 4 km sw. Euskirchen
vermtl. Flak

Lt. Fritz Swoboda (11./JG 2) 210 205 Bl. 16+ Eulenbusch w. Wassenberg
Flak

Uffz. Richard Ruppel (11./JG 2) 600 407 G. 3 + Mützenich
Flak

Uffz. Fritz Altpeter (11./JG 2) 600 145 G. 4 + Kausen s. Dierdorf
Motorbrand

Uffz. Adolf Redlich (12./JG 2) 210 145 Bl. 1 V R. Lüttich/ St. Trond
vermtl. Flak

FjOfw. Fritz Schuler (12./JG 2) 210 122 Bl. 7 + Eupen-Baelen
LK

Uffz. Johann Jäger (12./JG 2) 600 372 W. 2 + Eupen-Lontzen
LK

[John Manrho]

Dirk,

Piesker was not a POW but is still listed as MIA. Although the crash sites of Storkan (likely), Klein (certain) und Schuler (certain) are known, they are still listed as MIA as we do not know their grave locations.

I will come back later this week on that D-9 near Aldenhoven. The pilot is buried as unknown at Aldenhoven.

Cheers,

John

Ps. I assume you have checked your loss details with the ones listed in my book...:-)

[fliegerschicksal]

Thank you, John!
The mistake were in my archiv. The Einheitsverlustmeldung of I./JG 2 says: "Vermisst, Schicksal unbekannt", "Gerichtlich für tot erklärt" and he is also in the "Vermisstenbildliste
from the german red cross. I seen some sites of your book before.
Thank you and best wishes,
Dirk

[John Manrho]

Dirk,

Checked your list but all seems fine. I only don't think "Notlandung" for Dworak is correct.

Yes, the recovery of Aldenhoven on 28.02.1974 was indeed at the soccerfield. The unknown was buried at Ehrenfriedhof Aldenhoven Grave 8A. He is still unknown. I have a theory who this is but that will not survive scrutiny of the WASt....

The story is also in Girbig's Vermisst page 238-253.

Regards,

John