Request for info: Kurt Dähne, Adjutant Stab I./JG 26

[richdlc]

Hi guys - I'm looking for a photo of this gentleman or his Me 109 - Kurt Dähne, Adjutant of Stab I./JG 26 who was shot down and killed west of Faversham on 14 Sept. 1940. This unit of JG 26 had white and blue rings on the spinners.

Dähne was flying with Hptm. Rolf Pingel on the day he was shot down...

Many thanks in advance
Rich

[FalkeEins]

..I've looked for Dähne previously but not found anything. Doesn't mean that there isn't something out there. That said I couldn't even find him in the JG 26 'honour book' which supposedly lists all JG 26 pilots with portrait photos over 400 pages...

[Chris Goss]

This has been asked countless times before and unless there is a PERS 6 file with a photo enclosed, nothing has as yet appeared

[richdlc]

Sorry, didn’t realise it was old news. Asking on behalf of Mark Nelson

[Chris Goss]

Mark asked me ages ago-he has a part of the 109

[tonda75]

Hi,
I have been looking for a photo of Oblt.Kurt Dähne for many years.
If anyone has a photo of this pilot, please feel free to contact me. I am willing to pay for a scan of his photo.
Best regards, Tony

[Chris Goss]

It would appear from this that there is a file on him at BA/MA so perhaps there is a photo there:


DÄHNE, Kurt Hubertus. (DOB: 12.09.14 in Breslau). 16.08.33 entered service in the Luftwaffe. 01.04.37 Ofhr.,
1./Aufkl.Gr. 113, promo to Lt.(RDA 01.04.36). 17.08.37 trf to Aufkl.Gr. 122 at Prenzlau. 09.06.38 trf to 2.
(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 13. 04.12.39 pilot’s license issued by FFS A/B 14 Klagenfurt. 01.01.40 trf to 1./JG 26.
15.02.40 trf to JFS 5 at Wien-Schwechat. 10.06.40 trf to 1./Erg.Jagdgruppe Merseburg then to I./JG 26. 09.40
Adj. in I./JG 26. 09.40 Oblt., in 1./JG 26 (to 14.09.40). 14.09.40 Oblt., Stab I./JG 26 KIA – Bf 109 E-1 (<+-)
in a mid-air collision with an RAF 253 Sqdn. Hurricane and crashed vic "Beacon Hill" near Teynham/Kent).
Buried at Cannock Chase. Credited with 2 victories


His time with JG 26 was very short so the chances of photos from this unit are unlikely

[tonda75]

Hi Chris,
unfortunately he doesn't have a personal file at BA-MA Freiburg.

[David P. Williams]

I have a photograph of his headstone taken on 8th November 2019 if you're interested.

I think Chris has it as it was one I took for him back in the day.

[Chris Goss]

Not me-I have no interest in this pilot who only had 2 kills one 12 Aug the other the Hurricane he collided with?