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German night fighter losses Feb. 15/16, 1944
I am interested to know if there were any Luftwaffe night fighter losses on Feb. 15/16, 1944 during a large Bomber Command raid on Berlin.
My uncle, a rear gunner with 429 Squadron, RCAF, claimed a probable kill over an unidentified twin-engine night fighter on this operation. According to 429 Squadron records, the combat took place on the outbound journey at 20,000 feet. The time was given as 21:07. The position (and this means nothing to me) is listed as 53:23N - 13:00E. The Halifax bomber was flying on a course of 159 degrees. I'm curious as to whether there might be a matching German loss to this claim and, if so, the name or names of the crew and their fate. Thanks |
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Re: German night fighter losses Feb. 15/16, 1944
There's a Ju 88 C-6 (R4+BR) of 7./NJG 2 that came down on Twente airfield on the 15th februari 1944 at 22.00 hrs killing all crew.
Ff Uffz.H. Bergeest, 21, buried Ysselsteyn Q-10-237 Be Ogfr. H. Böring, kia, unknown Bs Gfr. A. Artmann, 21, buried Ysselsteyn Q-10-239 I can't find Böring in the VdK, maybe a typo.
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Re: German night fighter losses Feb. 15/16, 1944
Thanks Bas
Any idea where this airfield was in relation to Berlin? Could a plane damaged at 21:07 have flown there and crashed on landing? I'm assuming that because the combat was at 21:07 that the Halifax was still a long way from England. It was on the way home, but by the sounds of the time, it may not have been too far from Berlin. Dan McCaffery |
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Re: German night fighter losses Feb. 15/16, 1944
I see the airfield in question is in eastern Holland. I don't know if that would make it impossible for the Ju-88 to get home in just under an hour. I suppose it depends on how far west of Berlin the Halifax had travelled before being attacked.
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Re: German night fighter losses Feb. 15/16, 1944
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Uffz Harry Bergeest Q-237 26-06-1922 Obgefr Horst Bühring Q-238 19-12-1921 Gefr Alfred Artmann Q-239 12-07-1922 Regards Karl Lusink |
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Re: German night fighter losses Feb. 15/16, 1944
Does anyone know anything about this trio? Did they have any victories to their credit?
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Re: German night fighter losses Feb. 15/16, 1944
Danmac,
This Ju 88 is the only one I've got 15th feb 1944. Maybe there's another German twin-engine lost on that date, but this is what I've got. Karl, Thanks for helping me out with Bühring. Much appreciated.
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Re: German night fighter losses Feb. 15/16, 1944
Here are the losses with casualties for the 15/16. Febr. night
7 III NJG1 F Liebenwalde west,/Mark, A LFK Bomb, BF110G-4 740013 G9+BR IVST NJG1 F Esbjerg 70 km sud, DANM, LFK BF110G-4 720083 G9+GE 7 NJG2 F Twente-Enschede UB A JU88C-6 720321 R4+BR 2 I NJG3 F Güstrow FP 2 km west,/Mecklenb, A BF110G-4 5441 D5+BK 10 NJG5 F Gross-Südersen 5 km S Lauenburg A BF110G-4 720249 C9+BU 11 NJG5 F Schernikau 5 km NW Stendal A BF110G-4 720009 C9+EV 4 NJG4 F Lübecker bucht b,Travemünde A LFK DO217N-1 1429 100 Remi |
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Re: German night fighter losses Feb. 15/16, 1944
Thanks RT, this is helpful.
Is there any indication of which ones were shot down and which were lost due to bad weather (if any)? Or any times for the losses? |
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Re: German night fighter losses Feb. 15/16, 1944
Hi
Regarding the "Esbjerg" plane see: http://www.flensted.eu.com/g1944016.shtml |
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