Information Concerning Zerstorer crew member - 24th may 1942

[rickback4444]

Hi,

Compiling spreadsheet of fighter aircrew sterbebild and have a few blanks.

I wondered if anyone could help:

1. michael Brandner - Bordfunker with Zerstorer group who died in a flying death on 24.05.1942.

2. Uffz. Wilhelm Benning/Genning who fell on the night of the 7/8.09.1941 as a nightfighter

3. Uffz. Xaver Hofauer who fell on the 08.02.1944 in the West

Thanks

Rick

[Brian Bines]

For Brandner all I can make out is Bf110F of III/ZG26 on Feindflug Tripoli to Benghazi ? crew of Ff Ltn, Bf Brandner and a Bs.

The Balss book shows Uffz Wilhelm Benning and Gef Dieter Fast as killed on Feindflug in crash of Bf110D-3 wn 3673 of 1/NJG3 at Emelage/Bakum bei Vechta - crash in airbattle.

[thenelm]

Don't have anything for the 3rd request.

Bf 110F-2, 4543, Scheid, Ltn. Helmut, , , Stab III., ZG 26, grüne B, 3U+BD, , , 24-May-42, Crew killed in crash, cause unknown, during recon sortie., (Tripolis-Benghasi) per loss., Ob.Bhf.Süd/Afrika, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Ring, ZG 26 loss list; Shores, Zwischen Sand und Sonne, p.212, , westlich Benghasi, 100%, F, Bf Uffz. Michael Brandner & Bm Ogefr. Eduard Ott, ,
Bf 110D-3, 3673, Benning, Uffz. Wilhelm, , , 1., NJG 3, , L1+HH, , , 08-Sep-41, Crew KIA due to Luftkampf., 2./NJG 3? 7/8-Sep per Balss., Lw.Bfh.Mitte/Nachtjagd, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #4)-Vol.6; Balss, Deutsche Nachtjagd, p.29; Höhler, Deutsche Nachtjagd Personalverluste, p.62, , Emelage/Bakum nordwestlich Vechta, 100%, F, Bf Gefr. Dieter Fast, ,

[Matti Salonen]

1944-02-08, 3./JGr. West, FW 190A-1, 110025, Östlich Soustons, Absturz um 10.45 Uhr. Bruch 100 %.
FF Uffz Hofauer, Xaver, tot

Best regards,

Matti