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Old 8th October 2018, 22:07
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Schnaufer 66th Kill

Hi all,

I am searching all kind of information about Oblt Schnaufers 66th Kill:
may 21/22, 1944

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Old 9th October 2018, 11:25
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Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill

550 Sqn Lancaster DV 309 BQ S shot down during a raid on Duisburg s.E. of Mol/Westerlo at 01:34. Crew F/S Hinde, Sgt Whittick, Sgt Hughes, F/S Sharland, Sgt Davies, Sgt Young, Sgt Beacham, all killed.
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Old 9th October 2018, 20:06
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Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill

Hello Wim,

according to the Bomber Command Loss Card the loss of the Lancaster DV309 was documented in the German Luftgaumeldung, Abschußnummer/casualty no. KE 8640.
In the loss card is noted:
Place of loss … 3 km northwest Tongerlo, 10 km southeast Herentals
Cause of loss … probably night-fighter
Airframe % destroyed … 100%
How aircraft landed … exploded with bombs in the air.

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Old 9th October 2018, 20:17
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Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill

Hello,

Take a look here:

http://www.550squadronassociation.or...V309/index.php

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Old 9th October 2018, 23:25
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Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill

Hello,

Heinz Schnaufer made his 66th victory on 22.05.1944 at 1.34, 3 km southeast of Mol.

Lancaster DV 309 `BQ-S´/550 Sqn. was his 67th victory on 22.05.1944 at 1.51, 10 km south of Herentals.

You can read this in the exellent book "Nachtspook van Sint-Truiden - De biografie van Heinz Schnaufer en zijn bemanning", by Wim Govaerts.

I have checked this in the Leistungsbuch of Fritz Rumpelhardt and Flugbuch of Heinz Schnaufer.

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Old 10th October 2018, 12:04
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Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill

Luftwaffe nightfighter claims and Boiten have it as his 66th kill, the 67th kill at Herentals was a 626 sqn Lancaster ND964.
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Old 16th October 2018, 17:47
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Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill

hi,
460 squadron also lost a lancaster in that night even at the same time. why could this not be one of schnaufer´s victory?
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Old 17th October 2018, 22:43
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Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill

Hello Jim,

I have matched the 460 Sqn loss to the following claim:

Hptm. Heinz Strüning: 42 3./NJG1 Lancaster N. Turnhout: 5.300 m. 01.32 460 Sqn Lancaster LL951

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Old 19th October 2018, 18:14
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Re: Schnaufer 66th Kill

hi theo,

ok ... but no-one can say it for sure, if the two losses and the two claims are matching?!? we have two nearly exactly times and nearly exactly two towns where the lancasters were lost...

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