Ju88G shot down 1/2.1.1945

[keith A]

On this date FLt RJ Foster of 604 Squadron claimed three Ju88G nightfighters. Can anyone identify the possible victims of his attacks? This pilot had already claimed two other German nightfighters, a Ju88C-6 of NJG2 in the Meditteranean in 1943, and a He219 in September 1944.

K

[Chris Goss]

His claims were location A59 2019 hrs; E9931 2040 hrs and E65 2109hrs. Busy day and night and I can count at least 13 Gs lost in combat (not to Flak) from a cursory glance

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Keith, do try to contact Theo Boiten. He is a member of this board and may be of assistance.

[keith A]

Many thanks, I shall follow the lead.

best regards

Keith

[TigerTimon]

Or Rod Mackenzie, he is member of this board too.

[RodM]

JU88 A59 2019 hrs - possibly IV./NJG3 Ju88G6 WNr 620890 (D5+NV), which crashed near Twente. No other aircraft crashed in the same region.

JU88 E9931 2040 hrs - possibly IV./NJG2 Ju88G6 WNr 620430 (4R+PV), which crashed near Kirsel, NE of Uedem. The only other aircraft to crash in the same region were two NJG1 Bf110s, one of which was shot down by F/L Etienne of 406 Sqdn

JU88 E65 2109hrs - certainly III./NJG2 Ju88G6 WNr 620768 (4R+OS), which crashed near Mill, in the Netherlands.

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Well done Rod.

Am glad for you Keith...Keep going do not give up. Hope you will find all your answers.

A.

[keith A]

Immense! Many thanks to all.

K

[keith A]

Can I just say how astonished and pleased by the range of knowledge by our forumites. Not only the knowledge but the willingness to share this. My interest in Foster is only that he claimed several victories in a Mosquito NFXVII and that they were predominantly German nightfighters. Four claimed in the Mosquito, and another flying a Beaufighter in the Meditteranean.

K

[Trendle]

Hello Keith,

11./NJG 2 / Junkers Ju 88 G-6 / # 620430 / 4R + PV / Nachtschlachteinsatz / Shot down by Mosquito - Flight Lieutenant Foster - 604 Sqn. / Crash near Kirsel, northeast Uedem, northwest Xanten (North Rhine-Westphalia) - Germany / Unteroffizier Werner Scheunert (FF) - killed / Obergefreiter Horst Berkner - parachute jump - wounded / 2 parachute jumps - uninjured

And another possible Victim of Foster:

6./NJG 3 / Junkers Ju 88 G-1 / # 714416 / Nachtschlachteinsatz / Shot down by Mosquito - Flight Lieutenant Foster - 604 Sqn. (??) / Crash south of Straelen, west of Wachtendonk (North Rhine-Westphalia) - Germany / Leutenant Heinrich Schröder (FF) + Gefreiter Erich Engel + Obergefreiter Erich Wickenträger + Feldwebel Alfred Schulze - all killed

Cheers

Fred