Location of Re 2002 "DV+JC" ?

[AndyMa]

Tanzebau,
That's a nice website with a lot of useful information!
Andy

[VtwinVince]

I did a quick check of my uncle's Flugbuch, and he did two five minute tests in Reggiane 2002 Werk Nummer 1180 on May 25, 1944 at Estree en Chaussee.

[tanzebau]

@AndyMa: thanks, I hope it can be useful. There will be a major update in the next days for RE2001 and RE2002 regarding operations by royal italian air force.

@VtwinVince: thanks for the information ! Do you also know the Luftwaffe markings (such as DV+JC) ?

[VtwinVince]

Unfortunately no Luftwaffe code is listed.

[tanzebau]

Do you know at which Luftwaffe unit was he belonging on that day ?

[VtwinVince]

Yes, he was Major and Kommandeur of III. Fliegerzielgeschwader 2.

[tanzebau]

Thank you. A former Luftwaffe pilot mentioned in a letter that the following pilots of Fliegerzieldivision 2, III Staffel:
- Lt.Rülke
- Unteruffz. Hans Hagemann


on 11.09.44 or 12.09.44 picked up RE2002's from Milan-Linate and transferred them to Germany but:
- Lt. Rülke was mistakenly shot down by german flak at Bonn-Hangelar on 13.09.44(overnight in Stuttgart)

- Unteruffz. Hans Hagemann was mistakenly shot down by german flak at Bonn as well one day before, on 12.09.44. Also with a RE2002

According to this information, do you have any detail regarding these machines ? What was Lt. Rülke's name ?

[Matti Salonen]

1944-09-13, 2./Fl.Ziel.G 2, Re 2002, 5234, SU+TZ, Bhf. Menden bei Bonn-Hangelar
Flugzeugführer Lt Rülcke, Günther, +
Eigene Flakbeschuß. Bruch ? %.

1944-09-08, 2./Fl.Ziel.G 2, Re 2002, 5231, Autobahn bei Köln-Holweide
Flugzeugführer Uffz Hagemann, Heinrich, +
Eigene Flabeschuß. Bruch 90 %.

Matti

[tanzebau]

Hello Matti, thanks.

Do you have any other information about lost RE2001 or RE2002 with the Luftwaffe ?

I know that Unteruffz. Fallert left a RE2002 at Muenich-Riem on 11.09.44 or 12.09.44 and many RE2002 were scrapped at Bonn in 1944.

[RT]

In the HW5 files, read german messagesby brit. intelligence, there is a lot of ref. concerning the transfert of italian planes to Germany., but few concerning the Re !

Rémi