Oberleutnant Klenk of fuhrer Kurier staffel

[Johannes]

Hi Guys

I was wondering if anybody can other a forename, date of Birth/death for this pilot. I know you would have to dig deep. All I know about him is that he made two known claims:-

16th August 1944 Pe-2 1014 hrs 8000 metres Nr.1
29th September 1944 Pe-2 1352 hrs 5600 metres Nr.2

His death is listed as in January 1945 near Berlin, and that he is buried in Eschwege, Germany.

Grateful for any assistance

Kind Regards

Johannes

[Chris Goss]

Hptm Gotthold Klenk born 28 Nov 13, killed 14 Jan 45 buried Eschwege

[Brian Bines]

Looking up 'Gotthold Klenk Luftwaffe ' online shows under Luftwaffe w Oels 1937-45 an incident with He 111 P 5J+EN on 1-9-139 with crew of Uffz Gotthold Klenk . Plus an old thread on TOCH for losses over Holland 10-5-40 with the same man taken POW . Seems a possibility this is the same man all as Chris' post , Grabesuche site shows Hptm Klenk killed 14-1-45 as born at Mittelschonbach.

See also Beeldbank Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire on search under 'Gotthold Klenk KG4 '

[Johannes]

Hi Guys

Many thanks for that. I can confirm that it is Gotthold Klenk, not sure about his 1940 adventures, but a rare name would suggest we are looking at the same guy. He flew in Poland(not 1939) with JGr.West. I went to update my Fuhrer Kurier Staffel file and found a claim for an Oberleutnant Gotthold on 28th August 1944 for a Boston at 1020 hrs 8000 metres, almost certainly the mikrofilms have made another mistake, and it is Gotthold Klenk, actually there is a photo with him after his second claim in August 1944......that makes sense.
Also the unit was to escort a Fw200 carrying important people and repatriating pilots coming down in Sweden. Six of the nine claims were against Pe-2's, which I would guess were attacking the Fw200.

Guess it's a thousand to one shot, but would anybody have a copy of his flugbuch, or any other of this units pilots?

Thanks again

Regards

Johannes

[Bubek]

Hi,
that Boston was from 10 GvBAP/ 6 GvBAD sent for reconnaissance flight to Koenigsberg - Allenstein area (gv.ml.ltn. Semenov), start at 08.55 (Moscow time), from the crew of four: 2xMIA (KIA),2xPOW.

kind regards
BS

[Johannes]

Hi Bubek

Thanks for that, guess Klenk was a honest claimer then, also I was wondering about the Boston, thought strange that he claims a bomber, but as you pointed out it was on recon.

Kind Regards

Johannes

[ZhekaB]

28-oct-44 Wolkenstein from Jasta Fuhrer-Kurier St. claimed Pe-2 at 13:45 in 25N/SD-82 is it Insterburg area?

[Bubek]

Originally Posted by Johannes

Hi Bubek

Thanks for that, guess Klenk was a honest claimer then, also I was wondering about the Boston, thought strange that he claims a bomber, but as you pointed out it was on recon.

Kind Regards

Johannes

hi, again.
typical for VVS (also for IAP - many fighters did recon flights...), besides - look at the flight altitude - typical of reconnaissance flights...


kind regards
BS

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

Topic has received a good airing a few years ago (including Nick Hector's mention of the altitude factor):

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archiv...p?t-41127.html

Col.

[ZhekaB]

28-oct-44 Wolkenstein from Jasta Fuhrer-Kurier St. claimed Pe-2 at 13:45 in 25N/SD-82
If 25N/SD-82 coordinates is an Insterburg raum it could be l-nt's Zinovjev's Pe-2 from 90 ORAP, lost that day in Insterburg area (recon flight), crew MIA.