Johnen: Duel under the stars

[Peter Kassak]

HI all

Does anyone have in library this book?
W. Johnen:Duel under the stars
I am interested if there are details of his claims on 27-28. August 1944, 28-29. August 1944.
Thanks

[Jim Oxley]

I have the book. Johnen doesn't provide any detail of the actions in the book itself. He jumps from detailing a specific encounter on the 22/8 to another on 6/9. The only mention he makes of the intervening period (from 22/8) is the following:

"During the next several nights we had no peace, for the lift went on from Italy to Warsaw. The British disregarded their huge losses. Night after night these flying good strains took to the air and night after night we shot them out of the sky."

However at the back of the book Johnen lists his claims as follows:

No.27 - Halifax @ 21.53hrs, 26.08.44, SE Hungary, map ref: MT-54
No.28 - Mitchell @ 22.30hrs, 26.08.44, SE Hungary, map ref: OT-76
No.29 - Halifax @ 21.50hrs, 27.08.44, SE Hungary, map ref: NS-59
No.30 - Halifax @ 22.12hrs, 28.08.44, SE Hungary, map ref: SM-45

He was based at Novisad, near Belgrade.

[Peter Kassak]

Thanks Jim,

This helps a lot!
205. Group did lost one Liberator on 27./28.8.1944...only loss of the night. So it might have been his victim.
regards

[Csaba B. Stenge]

PeterKa,

I also have that book (but of course, the genuine German edition). If you need further info on his activity over Hungary, just lemme know:P

[Peter Kassak]

Hi Csaba

Recently I started to research Gardening of Danube operations by 205 Group RAF. Definitely I would like to know what is known in Hungary about this topic. NJG 6 activities (Maybe NJG 5 or 100 as well?), sunk Hungarian ships, and crashed planes of 205 Group RAF. We can mail it out...if you can assist. THX

[Csaba B. Stenge]

I have some interesting details (on the sunken ships and cargo too).