KG 30 loss on 16-10-1939

[Brian Bines]

The Blitz Book vol.1 shows the names of Hpt.Pohle and two of his crew with one unnamed NCO missing. A German loss information request shows an Uffz. Kurt Naake ( b. 21-7-1913) as killed on the 16-10-1939 and being buried on 20-10-1939 at Portobello Cemetery Edinburgh, is he the missing NCO from Pohles's crew ?

Brian Bines

[Chris Goss]

Could be because all I have is Hptm Helmut Pohle (Gr Kdr) POW, Uffz Kurt Seydel, Gefr August Schleicher

[steve sheridan]

Evening Chris,
I am still very much involved in researching KG51's operations 1940-41.
Has you may remember, i purchased from you the KTB from 12.8.40 which as helped enormously, i have other contacts that have supplied much information from the Campaign in Russia 1941.

My question to you is based on the publication " Angriff Westland " by Dilip Sarkar. In this book your credited has having provided photographs of Ofw Robert Ciuraj and his crew, also references refer to Ofw Ludwig Piller, Ofw Sigurd Hey also. Do you have any further information regarding these airmen, or perhaps copies of their Flugbuch's, or indeed any KG51
Flugbuch's 1940-41?
From the information ive managed to compile on Russian losses, im desparately trying to tie aircrew and a/c to operations earlier in the Med and Balkans, and further into the BoB period.
Any further info on KG51 operations, aircrew, a/c. etc would be most helpful. I think you said at the time i got the KTB from you, that it was the only one you had, do you know perhaps another source where i might be able to obtain these records?
Best regs,
Steve.

[Chris Goss]

Steve: You still have my email so contact me direct. I have Ciuraj & Piller's FB copies but not Hey and only for ops over UK. However, photos I have many

[steve sheridan]

Chris will do. I had actually used the PM facility so i dont know how it ended up here!!

Steve.