Wekusta losses

[James A Pratt III]

I have found a number of Wekusta losses in the excellent book "Luftwaffe Meteorological Reconassence Units 1938-1945" that I would like to try and match up to an Allied claim. Here are some:
26 Nov 44 Weflugst Munster Fw58E-1 #2897 Oblt Klingowski bails out 2 crew killed shot down by Allied fighter

Wekusta 1 OKL:
11 Feb 45 Ju 88 shot down over the North Sea
3 may 45 Ju 88D D7+CH shot up by 2 allied fighters crash lands on land approx. 0909 crew survives.

Wekusta 1:
5 April 41 aircraft unknown either a Do 17 or He 111 off Libau/Liedaja Latvia shot up by VVS fighters and belly lands.
8 jan 43 88D B7+AB shot down near Velikiye Luki by VVS fighters
3 mar 43 Oblt Ohmsen unit CO MIA

Wekusta 3 Norway
23 Feb 44 88D D7+FH Ltn H Dittman and crew KIA off Stavanger shot down by a mosquito which was also shot down.
23 Apr 43 Ju 88 D7+YA west of the Faeros shot up by RAF fighters and ditchs FW W. Doehle saved by Do 24 10/ Seenogruppe other 3 crew KIA
9 Oct Ju 88 D7+WH St Fw Willimeier and crew KIA off Shetlands Spitfires flown by F/Sgt I.G.H. Walker and F/Sgt Mack what squadron?
30 oct 43 Ju 188 D7+Uh Fw J Riedmeier and crew KIA Mosquito
27 Aug 44 Ju 88D D7+BN OFw Strauss and crew shot down

[James A Pratt III]

Oops! I forgot to put Ju in front of some 88s. also the Wekusta 3 loss should be 23 Apr 44 not 43. Also the 27 Aug 44 loss belonged to Wekusta 5 not 3.

This book has 1/SAGr 130 losing Bv 138s on 4, 14, 15 Nov 44 all shot down. Any more information on them?

Wekusta 7
3 feb 45 oder river recce last report near the town of Schwedt Ju 88
20 Mar 45 Ju 88G Lt Mayer shot down by VVS fighters near Altdoebern between Cottbus and Finsterwalde-Brandenburg
30 mar 45 Ju 88 shot down all KIA Harz Mountains near nordhausen.

[James A Pratt III]

I have some more:
Wekusta 26:

28 Nov 42 lost western Med Ju88D 5M+G 430321 Hpt H Cleve and crew KIA. The book Seafire: the Spitfire that went to sea has on this date S/Lt D. Platt of 801 Sqn off the Carrier HMS Furious shooting down a Ju88 in flames before he was shot down and killed by return fire. This looks like his victory.

1Jun 40 Do17 over the English Channel Ofw Dietz and crew one light WIA damaged I have Do215 claims for 19 and 41 Sqns and Bf110 claims for 19,222, 145 43 and 151 Sqns. Any matchs

Russia
30 Jul 41 Do17 5M+J Ofw H Dalhus and crew evade downed Russian AA near Gomel

3 Jul 41 Bf 110 5M+O2 FTL crew okay Danlowiczy Russian fighter

8? Bf110 5M+T crew okay downed Russia AA near Orscha

9? Jul 41 Bf110 5M+T wrecked

20 August 41 He111 downed Russian fighters Fw R Dickler POW rest of crew KIA or DOI

28 Aug 41 Bf110 5M+O Ltn A Wollman FTR

16 Sep 41 Do17 5M+K Smolensk Nord destroyed on the ground air raid

In the Med

13 Nov 42 Ju88 5M+F #1673 3 saved 1 drowns

24 Nov 42 Ju88D #430269 Ofw Kech KIA damaged fighters

[James A Pratt III]

more for Wekusta 26:
11 Jul 40 Do17 5M+M Uffz Haase and crew MIA North sea any claims?

22 Aug 40 Bf 110 over England/ the Channel the Met B Dr W. Seelinger bails out fate unknown plane returns to base.

In the Med
26 jul 42 Ju88 5M+E Ltn G Sticht and crew shot down off Eygpt by RAF fighters. What sqn?
13 Nov Ju88 5M+F Wrno 1673 ditch in the med 1 crew drowned the rest saved

4 Jan 43 Ju88 wkno 2308 MIA off Algeria
13 Feb 43 Ju88 D 5M+B WKno 430367 shot down near malta.

14 Feb Ju88D 5M+Z Hpt J Speckner and crew MIA shot down off Sicily RAF fighters

4 mar 43 Ju88D 5M=F Uffz Von Neukirken and crew FTR

30 mar 43 Ju88D wkno 430453 crew KIA fate unknown

25 Nov 42 Ju88D Oblt W. Kuester and crew MIA off Algeria. Kuester was awarded the RK poustomously in may 1943

[James A Pratt III]

more Wekusta 26 in the med
19 Apr 43 Ju88D 5M+G WNr 430363 missing

20 Apr 43 Ju 88D W nr 430146 shot down in flames Allied fighters lands on beach Cape Bon all WIA

2 May 43 Ju 88D W Nr 430559 Ofw H Heilig and crew FTR

12 Jul 43 Ju 88D W.Nr 430775 on loan from 2(F)? 122 F6+AK shor down near Punto Alice on the East coast of Calabria crew OK

WeFlugSt Schatalowwka-Ost
12 jun 43 all 6 Ju 88s destroyed on the ground Schatalowka-Ost in VVS bombing raid

[James A Pratt III]

Wekusta 27 Crete
27 Sep 43 Ju 88D shotdown SAAF beaufighter (what Sqn?) Fw Welters and crew POW SW of Cyprus on ASR mission to find a 2(F)/123 aircraft that FTR the other day.
23 Oct 43 Ju 88D W.Nr 430531 damaged

9 may 44 JU 88 Q5+F FW W Janicke and crew POW Beaufighter SW of crete

To the balkens
10 sep 44 Ju 88D MIA Transylvania

12 Sep 44 Ju 88D shot down near Belgrade Fw K Mollney

21 and 31 Oct 44 Szombathely (Steinamanger) Ju 188 Q5+E and 4 Ju 88s destroyed on the ground allied fighters

8 Nov 44 JU 188 FTR Rumania Uffz Abel

Wekusa 51 France
12 jun 40 He 111 shot down English channel Oblt Niessen and 1 other POWs 3 KIA

13 August 40 He 111 Ltn E Stricker CTL fighter attack or wrecked

21 Apr 42 Ju 88 damaged 4 engine bomber S Scilly islands 4T+MH W.Nr 430211 Hpt K Kreowski

15 may 43 Ju 88 MIA off Ireland

11 Jul 42 Ju 88D damaged South of Ireland 1 WIA

[Jim P.]

Ju 88D-1, 430415, Breunicke, Ofw. Willi, , , , Wekusta 51, , 4T+BH, , , 15-May-43, MIA with crew, cause unknown., Coded '4T+8H' per loss. Lfl.3?, Fl.Truppe-Sonstige/Atlantik, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #10)-Vol.17, , Ort unbekannt, 100%, F, B Wd.Insp. Paul Schreiner, Bf Uffz. Otto Völker & Bs Ogefr. Fritz Müller, ,
Ju 88, , n.n., , , , Wekusta 51, , , , , 11-Jul-42, Enemy fire. Bm WIA., , Lfl.3/Atlantik, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #7)-Vol.11, , PlQu. 792/14 West, b, F, Bm Ogefr. Rudolf Pilz, ,

[James A Pratt III]

thanks Jim P.
Wekusta 51
2 Apr 44 Ju 88 FTL Quiberon all okay

20 May 44 2 aircraft destroyed on the ground vannnes

9 Jun 44 Ju 188E 4T+AH Ltn T Fischer W.Nr 289210 MIA Biscay

4 Jul 44 I aircraft CTL light AA from ships

26 Jul 44 Me 410 damaged

12 and 18 Aug 44 2 aircraft destroyed on the ground nancy

[James A Pratt III]

Wekusta 76
13 may 41 Ju 88D W.Nr 0865 destroyed on the ground British bombing raid southern Yugoslavia.
Russia:
? Jun 41 he 111 5Z+FA W.Nr 3205 Ofw butz and crew MIA Crimea or Sea of Azov

mid jul 41 Bf 110 shot down AA between Kiev and Zhitomir pilot and observer Fw Chawalla MIA

26 Sep 41 he 111 destroyed ground W.Nr 2430

8 Oct 41 Ju 88 5Z+OA W.nr2547 destroyed ground bombing

8 Sep 41 Ju 88A W.Nr 865 unknown cause

14 oct 41 Ju 88A W.Nr 2614 MIA

9 Dec 41 Ju 88A 5Z+OA W.Nr 7056 MIA Tamin peninsula Fw Heyer

24 Dec 41 Ju 88A 5Z+DA W.Nr Ofw Joachim FTR donets region

[James A Pratt III]

more Wekusta 76 Russia
1 Jan 42 He 111 5Z+EA W.Nr 5703 shot down VVS fighters between kerch and Feodisa. Crew captured and killed by ground troops. Oblt A Jahnke pilot

31 mar 42 Ju 88D 5Z+IA W.Nr 1121 shot down fighters northeast of Cherson Ltn Dierks and crew okay

14 Apr 42 Ju 88A 5Z+RA W.Nr 5910 MIA

29 nov 42 He 111 W.Nr 5623 shot down Russian AA near Korotoyak south of Voronech Observer WIA rest of crew okay

? 43 Ju 88D 5Z+BA W.Nr 430187 Ofw P. Zechner and crew MIA South Russia

20 Oct 43 Ju 88 lost

22 oct 43 Ju 88 lost

8 Nov 43 Ju 88D W.nr 430484 5Z+CA shot down AA fire near Kerch Ofw H Goldman and crew MIA