Photo help - Nachtjagdegeschwader 2 - missing crew

[rickback4444]

Hi,

Bought a photo on ebay with interesting caption on back about a possible missing crew from NJG 2:

Please see below and see what you think

Many thanks

Rick

[Brian Bines]

Rick. ADIK report says 6/9 a/c of 6/NJG2 took off from Paderborn about 2100hrs to attack railway traffic in the Chalons area. This crew attacked two locomotives but then saw one engine was on fire so pilot made a belly landing 2.5 miles east of Chalons-sur-Marne at 2230hrs. Crew captured by US forces the next day. FF Ofw. Hans Gajewski, Bf Uffz Hans v Weber, B/m Fw Helmut v Horsten all POW uninjured. Aircraft Ju88G6 4R+AP. The pilot b 24-8-1920 (Johannes) had 6 yrs. service and the Bm b 6-12-1913 had 9years service,

Regards

Brian Bines

[Theo Boiten]

Ofw. Johannes E. Gajewski
8./NJG2, 6./NJG2, 1./NJG24 night time victories0 daylight victoriesP 26-27.12.44, belly-landed 4 km. E. Chalons-sur-Marne following engine fire during interdiction sortie

Hello Rick,

Above is the short bio of Gajewski, hope of use.

Cheers, Theo

[Theo Boiten]

Hello Rick,

Just noted a little mistake in the Gajewski bio -he did not serve with 1./NJG2, only with 8. and 6./NJG2. Sorry about that.

Cheers, Theo

PS: would it be possible to send me a scan of the Gajewski crew photo, for publication in the Nachtjagd War Diaries 2nd edition? That would be great!

[rickback4444]

Hi theo,

Is here photo - not quality scan yet as photo has yet to arrive - that had caption on other side.

Any good to you?

Rick

[Theo Boiten]

Hi Rick,

That is a great photo! I will PM you with my email details, cheers, Theo

[Theo Boiten]

Hi Rick,

Tried to PM you but your inbox is too full. Therefore my reply on the forum: may I thank you very much for your willingness to share the Gajewski crew photo, which will be a great new illustration for the Nachtjagd War Diaries 2nd edition. I will of course give your name as the source of the photo in the new book!

Could you send me a high resolution scan of the photo when you receive the original and send it to my private email address:

theoboitenATversatel.nl

AT = @

In the 5 volumes of the NJWD 2nd ed. I will publish an estimated 1,000 photos, so far I have selected some 700 for the new book. All 5 volumes (each of est. 400 pages) will be published by Red Kite in the UK in 2015.

Cheers, Theo

[rickback4444]

Hi Theo,

Have got 2 other photos with this from NJG 2 with individual crew members mentioned. I will show you them tomorrow and tell you what is written on the back of them. You might be interested in them

Rick

[Theo Boiten]

Hi Rick,

Cheers for that, much appreciated! Looking forward to receiving the scans.

Best wishes, Theo

[rickback4444]

Hi,

Photos have arrived - one caption has a Oberfeldwebel Krause (KIA) and Uffz. P??weiger. Are these notables in NJG 2?

Rick