Hptm Mainwald 8/KG30 22.8.40

[steve sheridan]

Hi, Hptm Mainwald Staffel Kapitan? and 2 crew failed to return from ops over the South of England 22.8.40. Unit 8/KG30.
Could anybody be kind enough to help with the missing crew member names,
functions or id of this a/c.

Any help appreciated.

Rgs,
Steve.

[Peter Cornwell]

Hello Steve,

I don't know what source you are quoting but I have the following listed on 21 August 1940 ?

4./KG54 Junkers Ju88A-1 (6086). Engines damaged by AA fire during sortie to attack Brize Norton airfield then shot down by Blue Section of No.17 Squadron (S/L C.W. Williams, P/O H.A.C. Bird-Wilson, and P/O J.K. Ross) and crashed at Marsh Farm, Earnley, 4.15 p.m. BO Hptmn Lothar Maiwald (Staffelkapitän), and FF Oberfw Heinz Apollony both captured unhurt, BF Uffz Kurt Miethner, and BS Uffz Helmut Hempel both captured wounded. Aircraft B3+BM 100% write-off. (Radtke)
Due to the severity of his injuries, Helmut Hempel was repatriated to Germany in October 1943.

[Chris Goss]

I contacted Apollony and Miethner some years ago and Bird-Wilson had photos of the crash-their accounts and photos are in my Luftwaffe's Battle of Britain: The Bombers Battle if you are interested

[steve sheridan]

Hi Peter, source is " The Battle of Britain Then And Now Vol 5" pg 592.
Is this a typo i wonder?

Best regs,
Steve.

[Peter Cornwell]

Steve,

Doh! No typo - but a 30-year old error.

[steve sheridan]

Morning Peter, thanks for clearing that one up, no loss recorded then for the 22.8.40 i take it?

I have two others you may be able to help with perhaps.

30.9.40 9/KG30 4D+AT W.Nr 5062 4 nco's killed in a crash at Kamenz. Could you help with the missing crew names/ functions.

8.10.40 Hptm Von Symonski and crew lost in a crash at Dorenberg, could you help with detail of his crew names and functions.

None of this is recorded in BoBTN or other titles i have on hand.

Kindest regs,
Steve.

[Peter Cornwell]

30 September/1 October 1940: 9./KG30 Junkers Ju88A-1 (5062). Crashed and burned out near Kamenz during night sortie, cause unknown. FF Uffz Günter Wendt, BO Uffz Heinz Fredrich, BF Uffz Heinz Hochstadt, and BS Obergefr Erich Linke all killed. Aircraft 4D+AT 100% write-off.

8 October 1940: 6./KG30 Junkers Ju88A-5 (4164). Crashed and burned out at Dörenberg following sortie, cause unknown. FF Hptmn Karl-Joachim von Szymonski (Gruppenkommandeur), BO Fw Emil Krug, BF Uffz Franz Knape, and BS Uffz Alfred Nerlich all killed. Aircraft 4D+EP 100% write-off.

[steve sheridan]

Hi Peter, many thanks for your help its much appreciated.

Kindest regs,
Steve.