Information on KG26 pilot

[Lorneb]

Best of the New Year to the Forum,

I have a pilot's licence that belonged to I believe must have flown with KG26 but I can't find him listed in the book Torpedos Los! I have a summary of his licence below. Any information on what I have listed would be appreciated.

How can field post numbers help? Can they be very useful to pinpoint this fellow's unit? This is my first post so please e-mail a copy of your reply to lbohn@shaw.ca so I don't miss the post. :-)

Best regards,
Lorne

Kurt Langer

Kurt Langer
Born: 15.11.1921, Buchholz / Saxony
Pilot’s License Number: 434 / 61
Pilot’s license issued: Oschatz 15.11.40 Training School Regiment 61
Training: 4.12.1940 – 28.06.1941 transferred to Brandenberg Flying School “C” 5
Blind flying II certification: on Neuburg / Donau 8.8.41 signed by Schmidt
8.2.42, ??
7.1.43, ??
7.1.44, ??
10.10.45, ??
Certified to fly: Ju52, He111 with blindflying II signed by Hauptmann and acting group commander Schmidt. Ju88 22.10.43. Ju188 13.4.45 signed by hauptmann Walter Prinz.
Promotion:
1.12.1940 unteroffizier
1.01.1944 feldwebel

[jim norton]

hi,
yes, it seems that this pilot was in kg 26 - one location was grossenbrode, where 1 gruppe of kg 26 converted from he 111 to ju 88. prinz was staffelkptn. at the end of the war. (see schmidt-book)
regards
jim

[Chris Goss]

It would appear that he was a member of 8/KG 26 which converted to the Ju 188 late 44, early 45 and moved to Trondheim

[Lorneb]

Thank you for your response regarding my questions about Kurt Langer. I have Rudi Schmidt's book but I cannot find Langer listed. The time frame fits with the Staffel 8 suggestion. Could the fact that he's not listed have been because he was not with Staffel 8 long enough?

Is there any way I can find out more about his previous commanding officer, Schmidt. It's a VERY common name but I'm worndering if it could be Rudi Schmidt. Any suggestions on further research? Would the fieldpost numbers give any clue?

Thanks again.