Hptm. Horst Liensberger

[Dean M. Wick]

Good afternoon: I am trying to trace the 4 victory claims of Hptm Horst Liensberger, Gruppen Kdr. of V(Z)/LG1, based on a picture of the wreckage of his Bf110, downed in a collision with P/O Burton of 249 Sqn. on Sept. 27th, 1940. The Photo shows 4 rather atypical markings of 4 British roundels on the tail of this A/C. Woods lists show 3 of these claims, although I suspect the one on 15.8.40 to be a duplicate of the 13.8.40 claim. PeterTaghon's "Lehrgeschwader 1, Vol.1" omits the 15.8.40 claim, but is in agreement with the other two. I know that Liensberger came from I/ZG52 prior to his appointment to V(Z)/LG1 but have no evidence of claims with that unit. Can anyone assist with this? Thanks Dean.