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Shoot down of Oblt Dieter Pekrun in Stab I./StG2 Ju87B on May 12, 1940
Hello,
During the Western Campaign of 1940, Oblt. Dieter Pekrun was apparently the Adj. of I./StG 2. There are some sources that indicate that he was shot down and bailed out of a Ju87B in Belgium on May 12, 1940, with his radio man/gunner being killed in the crash, which was excavated several years ago. He survived the war, and it's possible some members of this board were in touch with him before his death. Can anyone confirm that he was shot down on 12.5.40? There was a Stab. I./StG.2 Ju87B shot down that day with an unknown pilot, but I've not been able to confirm that this was Pekrun's a/c. I know his career from a previous TOCH 2009 post by Doug Stankey, but need to know what the evidence is that he was the pilot of the Ju87 shot down on May 12th. Thanx, Last edited by Larry Hickey; 17th November 2010 at 16:12. Reason: Erroneous caption |