Personnel Loss over England - 1943?

[rickback4444]

Hi,
Could anyone confirm whether Obergefr. Alfons Hochholzer who was lost on 9th March 1943 was killed on a mission to England and lost over Portland Bill in Dornier Do 217 from 3/KG2 as stated in the Blitz 3 (page 233) or was he lost in a different theatre? Any information would be great
Many thanks
Rick

[Chris Goss]

Not KG 6 or KG 2

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi, guys.

According to the loss record:

http://www.ahs.no/ref_db/lw_loss_pub...?lossid=116563

Seems that the pilot did an error and the subsequent crash killed the entire crew.

The location was Lübeck, and I tend to think this aircraft was on a transfer flight, at least it was not a Feindflug (operational flight).

Regards,
Andreas B

[rickback4444]

Hi Andreas,
Could you tell me how one goes about accessing the Loss Record you sent me. It looks very interesting
Many thanks
Rick

[Snautzer]

Alfons Hochholzer
Rang: Obergefreiter
Geburtsdatum: 7. Apr 1921
Geburtsort: Tressalk Weiden
[Pressath]
Militärische Einheit: 11 Staffel K-G 26 ( 11./KG26 )
Sterbedatum: 9. Mrz 1943
Sterbeort: Wilfsdarf B/Lübeck
Identifikationsnummer: G-A 121/1002


deathcard https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...0#post-1700651

[Stig Jarlevik]

Looking in "Blitz 3" (assumed by me to be the book "The Blitz Then and Now Vol 3) and page 233 there is no loss mentioned on 9 March 1943.

Neither can I find any Hochholzer mentioned on said page.

However Alexander Steenbeck in his KG 26 book confirms Snautzer's details and says aircraft was He 111 H-6 WNr 4826.

B Rgds
Stig

[Karsten]

I think, thename aof the viilage is
WULFSDORF Postcode 23562
Best r4egard Rüdiger

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by rickback4444

Hi Andreas,
Could you tell me how one goes about accessing the Loss Record you sent me. It looks very interesting
Many thanks
Rick

It's online here: https://www.fold3.com/image/69336449...ons,hochholzer

It says he died in an accident.