II. and III./JG54 nighttime victories Eastern Front summer 1942

[Theo Boiten]

Dear all,

For one of the upcoming volumes in the Nachtjagd Combat Archive series, I am hoping to get more details on matching Soviet losses for a series of II. and III./JG54 nighttime victories over the Eastern Front, operating in the Demyansk and Leningrad areas in the moonlight periods during mid-1942. Who can help me filling in the following claims with matching Soviet losses/incidents:

7-8 June 1942
Oblt. Günther Fink: 8 8./JG54 R-5 20 km WSW Tschudowo: 1.200 m. 23.35
Oblt. Günther Fink: 9 8./JG54 R-5 - 00.03
Oblt. Günther Fink: 10 8./JG54 R-5 20 km WNW Tschudowo: 500 m. 00.05
Lt. Hans-Joachim Heyer: 21 8./JG54 R-5 - 00.38
Lt. Hans-Joachim Heyer: 22 8./JG54 R-5 5 km WSW Spasskaja Polist: 1.500 m. 00.55

10-11 June 1942
Oblt. Günther Fink: 11 8./JG54 PS-84 - 23.30
Oblt. Günther Fink: 12 8./JG54 R-5 - 23.35
Lt. Hans-Joachim Heyer: 24 8./JG54 PS-84 - 23.36
Oblt. Günther Fink: 13 8./JG54 R-5 10 km NW Spasskaja Polist: 1.300 m. 23.52

11-12 June 1942
Oblt. Günther Fink: 14 8./JG54 R-5 - 23.10
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 48 Stab III./JG54 R-5 E. Mjasnoj Bor 23.35
Lt. Hans-Joachim Heyer: 25 8./JG54 SB-2 - 00.01
Oblt. Dr. Werner Feise: 3 Stab III./JG54 SB-2 - 00.10
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 49 Stab III./JG54 R-5 E. Mjasnoj Bor 00.30

14-15 June 1942
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 52 Stab III./JG54 R-5 15 km WSW Spasskaja Polist 22.45
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 53 Stab III./JG54 R-5 5 km NW Spasskaja Polist 23.15
Oblt. Günther Fink: 15 8./JG54 PS-84 15 km WNW Spasskaja Polist: 1.500 m. 23.28
Oblt. Waldemar Wübke: 11 9./JG54 R-5 15 km SE Tschudowo: 800 m. 23.30
Lt. Erwin Leykauf: 17 8./JG54 R-5 E. Mostki 23.45

15-16 June 1942
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 54 Stab III./JG54 R-5 E. Kretschno 23.20
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 55 Stab III./JG54 Jak 1 E. Orelje 23.30
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 56 Stab III./JG54 R-5 E. Kretschno 24.00
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 57 Stab III./JG54 R-5 Prijutino 00.20

17-18 June 1942
Lt. Hans-Joachim Heyer: 26 8./JG54 R-5 - 00.02
Lt. Hans-Joachim Heyer: 27 8./JG54 R-5 - 00.25

22-23 June 1942
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 59 Stab III./JG54 PS-84 Kretschino 23.05
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 60 Stab III./JG54 PS-84 ENE Mjasnoj Bor 23.08
Lt. Erwin Leykauf: 18 8./JG54 R-5 - 23.10
Lt. Erwin Leykauf: 19 8./JG54 R-5 - 23.15
Lt. Erwin Leykauf: 20 8./JG54 R-5 - 23.45
Lt. Erwin Leykauf: 21 8./JG54 R-5 - 23.50
Lt. Erwin Leykauf: 22 8./JG54 R-5 - 23.55
Lt. Erwin Leykauf: 23 8./JG54 R-5 - 24.00

24-25 June 1942
Oblt. Günther Fink: 16 8./JG54 R-5 - 00.35

25-26 June 1942
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 62 Stab III./JG54 R-5 E. Kretschino 23.41
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 63 Stab III./JG54 R-5 E. Kretschino 23.50
Lt. Erwin Leykauf: 24 8./JG54 R-5 - 00.01
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 64 Stab III./JG54 R-5 E. Kretschino 00.15
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 65 Stab III./JG54 R-5 E. Kretschino 00.17
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 36 5./JG54 U-2 - 00.25
Lt. Wolfgang Kretschmer: 10 5./JG54 U-2 N Kraseja 00.26
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 37 5./JG54 R-5 - 00.40
Oblt. Dr. Werner Feise: 4 Stab III./JG54 MBR-2 Novgorod-Lake Ilmen area 00.44

27-28 June 1942
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 66 Stab III./JG54 R-5 SW Mostki 23.48
Hptm. Reinhard Seiler: 67 Stab III./JG54 R-5 S. Mostki 24.00

4-5 July 1942
Hptm. Carl Sattig: 42 5./JG54 U-2 Gortschizy: 1.000 m. 00.30
Hptm. Carl Sattig: 43 5./JG54 U-2 Gortschizy: 1.000 m. 00.57

6-7 July 1942
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 38 5./JG54 U-2 near Pola station: 1.500 m. 23.52
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 39 5./JG54 TB-3 Kraseja: 1.400 m. 00.05
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 40 5./JG54 U-2 Kraseja: 900 m. 00.32
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 41 5./JG54 U-2 Ramuschewo: 1.200 m. 00.56

7-8 July 1942
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 42 5./JG54 SB-2 Korosten station: 1.600 m. 22.50
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 43 5./JG54 U-2 Ramuschewo: 1.200 m. 23.09
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 44 5./JG54 U-2 Ramuschewo: 1.100 m. 23.18
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 45 5./JG54 U-2 Ramuschewo: 1.100 m. 00.33

19-20 July 1942
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 49 5./JG54 U-2 Ramuschewo: 500 m. 00.25
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 50 5./JG54 U-2 Ramuschewo: 1.400 m. 01.15

2-3 August 1942
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 51 5./JG54 U-2 nr. Pola, SE Lake Ilmen: 400 m. 01.35
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 52 5./JG54 U-2 nr. Pola, SE Lake Ilmen: 300 m. 01.45
Hptm. Joachim Wandel: 53 5./JG54 U-2 NE Ramuschewo: 400 m. 02.00


Cheers and thanks, Theo