Magdeburg Ju188 Crash 4.4.45 Details

[benmcminn]

Hi,

I'm looking for details of a Ju188 which was shot down in the vicinity of Niederndodeleben, west of Magdeburg (52 08N / 11 30E) at 2244 on 04th April 1945 by a Mosquito NFXXX of RAF 85 Nightfighter Squadron.

The Mosquito was piloted by my Grandfather and I am trying to find the details of the aircraft he shot down such as the squadron, registration etc.

I notice that a few posts on here contain Luftwaffe loss records for the 11th April 1945 and so i wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction to get the same details for the 4th april 1945...

[John Beaman]

Possible? Not sure where Pretzsch is in relation to Magdeburg.

Ju 88A-4, Rogge, Hptm. Eilert, 5.LG 1, 04-Apr-4, 5 Stkp., KIA with crew due to Luftkampf with enemy nightfighter. Sortie to Oderbrücke Göritz., Lw.Kdo.West, Taghon, LG 1, II, p.528, Pretzsch, FB Oblt. Fritz Lehmann, Bf ?? & Bs Uffz. Schulz

Records for this period are very incomplete.

[benmcminn]

Too far to the southeast that one. Niederndodeleben is about 6 miles west of Magdeburg. Though the Lat/Long given above in the mission report is approximate, i would have thought the aircraft would have come down somewhere within a few miles of the town.