29 April 1944 - JGr. Süd

[Jochen Prien]

Gentlemen,

on 29 April 1944 elements of JGr. Süd were engaged in fighting off a 15th USAAF raid on Toulon Harbour. In the ensuing aerial combats the Gruppe reported three a/c missing, two shot down, two force landed due to battle damage and one force landing not due to enemy action. The only personal loss I have is that of Uffz. Peter Heinz from 1./JGr. Süd, who was wounded.

Another loss that might have occurred in the course of this action concerned Uffz. Reinhard Wahl from JG 104, temporarily assigned to Jagdlehrerüberprüfungsstaffel, who was posted as missing after aerial combat in the Marseille region.

Has anybody out there any more information referring to these losses , in particular to additional personal losses ?

Regards

Jochen Prien

[Matti Salonen]

1944-04-29, I/JG 101, Bf 109 G-2, 14714, Fl.Pl. Tarbes-Ossun
Flugzeugführer Lt Moschke, Heinz, verletzt
Absturz infolge Motorstörung. Bruch 100 %.
1944-04-29, 1./JGr. Süd, Bf 109 G-6, 412113, 12 weiße, 20 km südlich Toulon
Flugzeugführer Uffz Peter, Heinz, +
Absturz ins Mittelmeer um 12.00 Uhr. Bruch 100 %.
1944-04-29, 2./JGr. Süd, Fl.Pl. Hyères
Flugzeugführer Dubied, Hans, verletzt
Unbekannt um 12.10 Uhr.
1944-04-29, 1./Jagdlehrer-Überprüf.Gr., Fw 190 A-4, 145537, 9 weiße, 30 km südwestlich Marseille
Flugzeugführer Uffz Reißig, Willy, vermißt
Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.
1944-04-29, 1./Jagdlehrer-Überprüf.Gr., Bf 109 G-6 (?), 30 km südwestlich Marseille
Flugzeugführer Uffz Wahl, Reinhard, vermißt
Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.

Matti