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JU88 werk#144447
Any information on what happened to JU88A-14 assigned to 3/KG-6, 3E+CL reported missing 17-7-43 pilot Feldwebel Siegfried Hossfeld
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Re: JU88 werk#144447
Hello gwing44,
this plane is mentioned in the Gen.Qu. loss report of September 5, 1943 No. 16. Unfortunately cause of crash and the crash-location are unknown. The crew, all missed: Flugzeugführer/Pilot Fw Siegfried Hoßfeld Bordfunker/Radio Operator Ogefr Walter Wesely Beobachter/Observer Uffz Rudolf Kunze Bordschütze/Gunner Gefr Hans Rorsch. Regards Leo Rottler |
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Re: JU88 werk#144447
Target was stated as being shipping of the southern coast of Sicily. 3E+AK was reported crashing near Ragusa the same night, nothing on 3E+CL
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Re: JU88 werk#144447
Hello Chris,
the 3E+AK was the Ju 88 A-14, WNr. 550059 of 2./KG 6. Crew: Flugzeugführer/Pilot Uffz Josef Jawornig missing Beobachter/Observer Uffz Erhard Horst missing Bordfunker/Radio-Operator Uffz Josef Meuter missing Bordschütze/Gunner Ofw Ewald Nickel missing/later uninjured returned. Sources: Gen.Qu. loss report September 5, 1943 No.15 and correction from November 25, 1943 numeral bb (Ofw Nickel unverletzt zurück). Regards Leo Rottler |
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Re: JU88 werk#144447
The correct spelling of the pilot's name is Javornigg
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Re: JU88 werk#144447
In the loss reports of the Gen.Qu. names are often misspelled.
For example the report from August 30, 1942, No.75: 27.8.42 I./KG 77 Absturz bei Amiens Ju 88 A-4 142193 100%. Flugzeugführer Uffz Josef Javornig, verletzt. |
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