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10. Staffel Kampf-Geschwader 30. May 1, 1942
Hi Guys - According to de Zeng and Stankey, IV. Gruppe attacked a target in northeast England on May 1, 1942 and lost two aircraft. I'm assuming it was two of their Ju88s. Does anyone know the names of the crewmembers in these planes?
Thank you! Brian |
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Re: 10. Staffel Kampf-Geschwader 30. May 1, 1942
Hello Brian,
the two losses of the IV./KG 30: Ju 88 A-5 5129 4D+TU (= 10./KG 30), 100% F Lt Gerhard Stoll vermisst B Uffz Alois Irschina vermisst, später tot geborgen Bf Uffz Ernst Velten vermisst Bs Uffz Artur Ahlers vermisst. Ju 88 A-5 200 4D+FV (= 11./KG 30), 100% F Ogefr Walter Best vermisst B Uffz Josef Berthold vermisst Bf Uffz Heinz Struwe vermisst Bs Ogefr Josef Schmidt. Source: Gen.Qu. loss reports from May 4, 1942 and correction from Aug. 26, 1942. Regards Leo |
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Re: 10. Staffel Kampf-Geschwader 30. May 1, 1942
Excellent. Thank you, Leo. These are the specific losses for May 1st and the list was initially generated on May 4th?
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Re: 10. Staffel Kampf-Geschwader 30. May 1, 1942
Lost 1 May, reported 4 May 42. There were quite a number of Ju 88s lost night of 30 April-1 May 42 off NE coast and are detailed in the late Bill Norman's book Broken Eagles 2
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Re: 10. Staffel Kampf-Geschwader 30. May 1, 1942
Thanks, Chris. I was looking for a guy named Adolf Köpl and was assuming he would have been on one of those planes (probably the one from 10. Staffel). But, no dice... any chance he is listed in the book (I don't have it)?
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Re: 10. Staffel Kampf-Geschwader 30. May 1, 1942
I am away now until Friday so if you don't get the answer by then, PM me
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Re: 10. Staffel Kampf-Geschwader 30. May 1, 1942
1942-05-04, 10./KG 30, Ju 88 A-5, 0885169, 4D+PU (4D+FU?), Topsham Barracks, Exeter
Flugzeugführer Uffz Leyser, Bernhard, + Bombenschütze Gefr Keil, Ernst, + Bordfunker Gefr Köpl, Adolf, vermißt Bordschütze Uffz Pfeiff, Wilhelm, + Absturz infolge Nachtjägerbeschuß. Bruch 100 %. Matti |
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Re: 10. Staffel Kampf-Geschwader 30. May 1, 1942
Gen.Qu. loss report from May 7, 1942 No. 35:
the code was 4D+FU, all four crewmembers were missing. Correction from June 7, 1942 : Uffz Leiper, Gefr Keil gefallen. Streiche: 2 Vermisste. Setze: 2 Tote. In the correction the name of the pilot was spelled Leiper, not Leyser. Regards Leo |
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Re: 10. Staffel Kampf-Geschwader 30. May 1, 1942
The NVM clearly lists Bernhard Leyser (father Reinhold Leyser).
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Best regards Gerhard Stemmer |
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Re: 10. Staffel Kampf-Geschwader 30. May 1, 1942
Guys - Thank you so much for posting this information. I really appreciate it, as always!
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