I/KG 76 9 Aug 43

[Chris Goss]

3/KG 76 lost 2 Ju 88 A-4s attacking shipping off Augusta. Uffz Bernd Colchen (Wk Nr 141131, F1+DL) & Uffz Wilhelm Markowski (412134 (?), F1+HL) each had one survivor-does anyone have anything on these losses? I have the NVMs but no further details

[RT]

There is no correction in the General returns, survivor I suppose were taken prisoners ???

rémi

[Chris Goss]

Yes they were-I am in touch with the family of Del Fior

[edNorth]

Hi Chris;

I have just this:

141131 Ju 88 A-4 Ju 88 A-4 F1+DL I/KG 76 (Luftflotte 2)
OPS (F) missing (100%) unk location (Augusta) 09.08.1943 (F Uffz. Bernd Kolschen, B Uffz. Heinz Jans, BS Uffz. Alfred Saubert and B Uffz. Werner Schemberg missing <B added in rep qu/30.08.43>)

and this...

142134 Ju 88 A-4 I/KG 30 (Luftflotte 5 East) OPS (F) engine failure on take off (30% Er) at Banak Airfield 11.11.1942 (rep as A4 2134 in LWFLV losses)
- Ju 88 A-4 F1+HL I/KG 76 (Luftflotte 2)
OPS (F) missing (100%) unk location (Augusta) 09.08.1943 (F Uffz. Wilhelm Markowski, B Obgefr. Alfred Del Fiol, BF Obgefr. Karl-Heinz Bousardt and BS Obgefr. Günther Kensche mis)

(rep as A4 412134 in LWFLV losses 02v17.08.43; possibly in error for 142134 ..)

You probably have all this

cheers
ed

[Chris Goss]

Ed: Thanks for this. NVM says Colschen & Schamberg; Saubert was the only POW. NVM says 142134 which is crossed out and 412134 written by hand. Del Fiol was the only POW in this one

[edNorth]

Chris: Number 412134 is ´non-sense´ number, 142134 fits in quite good.. Thanks for different/name amends, sometimes there seems names were simply written as spoken (perhaps reported over telephone?) but errors involving letters 1, 4 and 7 are quite noticable in Ge.Qu.6.Abt. loss returns.