KG77 Losses 20/21-4-1944

[Brian Bines]

The Harold Thiele book shows the loss of Ju88s 822927, 822621 and 822932 of KG77 on 20/21-4-44, seeking crew details for these losses if known please ( I have details of 822904 3Z+EK). Hopefully this might link to "K" report 275/1944 which shows Ff Ofw.Willi Thiele and his Bs Gef.Strunk of III/KG77 who were taken prisoner on 14/15-6-1944 ( other two crewmwn missing). In this "K" it is claimed that the same two airmen were the only ones rescued from a ditching in the Meditteranean on 20-4-1944, after which they returned to KG77 via Spain,

Thanks
Brian Bines

[Matti Salonen]

1944-04-20, 7./KG 77, Ju 88 A-17, 822927, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Uffz Schleicher, Heinrich, vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Gefr Goltz, Erwin, vermißt
Bordfunker Uffz Kübler, Siegfried, vermißt
Bordschütze Fw Weißenfels, Josef, vermißt
1944-04-20, 8./KG 77, Ju 88 A-17, 822621, 3Z+VS, Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Fw Rauch, Johann, vermißt
Kampfbeobachter Uffz Laubinger, Hermann, vermißt
Bordfunker Uffz Hubmair, Josef, vermißt
Bordschütze Uffz Nöbel, Hellmut, vermißt
1944-04-20, 9./KG 77, Ju 88 A-17, 822932, 3Z+FT, Bei Mallorca, Absturz in See um 22.10 Uhr infolge Nachtjägerbeschuß. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Ofw Thiele, Willi
Kampfbeobachter Uffz Laurentzsch, Rolf, vermißt
Bordfunker Fw Heine, Kurt, vermiß
Bordschütze Gefr Strunk (Strunck?), Elmo

Matti

[Brian Bines]

Matti, thank you very much for this information, which does link directly to the the later "K" report,

All the Best
Brian Bines