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I./KG55 15.Nov.1943 Crimea
Hello, friends!
From Pawel Burchard's interesting website: =========== Leutl, Hans Ofw. 1./K.G. 55, O.U. den 5.4.1944 Besondere Vorkommnisse in der Zeit 18.2.1942 bis 4.4.1944: ... Kampfeinsatz am 15.11.1943 auf Jenikali von Sarabus Der linke Motor von der G1+DL mit Fw. Hillebrand wurde durch Jäger in Brand geschossen. Dadurch scherte er aus dem Verband. Ich hing mich bei ihm an. 4 Mann sprangen mit dem Fallschrim ab. Fw. Hillebrand wollte die brennende Maschine noch landen. Er fand dabei den Heldentod. Ich landete an der Bruchstelle um die geretteten Besatzungsmitglieder aufzunehmen. =========== http://www.yogysoft.de/pawel/bericht_leutl.html So, He111 G1+DL was downed by fighters. But... In KTB I./KG55 that raid is mentioned, but nothing about losses. And what is more, no Soviet fighters claims for 2-Mot.Bombers. 8 Yak-1 (42.GIAP) were in unsuccessful fight with He111 formation returning from that raid. The sole AA claim for 2-Mot.Bomber was about Do 217M-1 from 1.Nachtaufkl.St. (Bordfunker Uffz Kurt Sprang became a POW), downed over Kossa Tuzla at night 14/15.11.43. It seems the date in Leutl's report is incorrect. Who know, when Fw. Hillebrand's aircraft was downed? Best regards, Andrey |
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