German Portrait der Nachtjagd Bordfunker Heinz Januschewski, Feldwebel im 6./NJG1, gefallen am 19./20. Mai 1942 in Brustem, bei Flugplatz St. Trond, Belgien, in Bf 110 E-1 der Oberleutnant Fritz Gutezeit mit Kennung "G9+HP" und Werknr. 4071, nach Luftkampf mit einem ebenso abgestürzten englischen Short Stirling Bomber
The Sterling F/L Pilling's Stirling W7520
| Type: |
Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7520 |
| MSN: | MG-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Dorpsstraat, Brustem, Sint-Truiden, Limburg - Belgium |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| Destination airport: | |
Narrative:
Takeoff at 22:58 hrs for an operation to Mannheim in Germany.
Oberleutnant Friedrich 'Fritz' Gutezeit, Staffelkapitän of the 6./NJG 1 and his Funker Unteroffizier Januschewski intercepted homeward-bound 7 Sqn Stirling W7520 over Brustem.
The aircraft exploded plunging burning wreckage into the Bf 110 E-1 coded G9+HP. The two aircraft crashed at Brustem killing both crews.
Pilot:65540 Flt Lt Hector Garrick Pilling DFC - Heverlee War Cemetery Coll. grave 3. C. 13-16.
2nd Pilot:46894 Plt Off Ronald Arthur Bowker - Heverlee War Cemetery Coll. grave 3. C. 13-16.
Flight Engineer:940014 Sgt William Helliwell - Heverlee War Cemetery Coll. grave 3. C. 13-16.
Navigator:J/5694 Plt Off Irvine Frank Hoidas RCAF - Heverlee War Cemetery Coll. grave 3. C. 13-16.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/61780 Sgt William Henry Bracken RCAF - Heverlee War Cemetery 3. C. 11.
Wireless Operator:R/65242 Flt Sgt Gerald John Patrick Kearns MID RCAF - Heverlee War Cemetery 3. C. 10.
Air Gunner:125315 Plt Off Clifford Lewis - Heverlee War Cemetery 3. C. 12.
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
GUTEZEIT, Friedrich K. ("Fritz"). (DOB: 05.11.15 in Düsseldorf). 01.04.37 Ofhr., RLM pool
(Schul.Etat), promo to Lt.(RDA 01.04.36). 15.07.39 Lt., trf to I./JG 1. 01.09.39 Oblt., trf from I./JG
1 to I./JG 21. 01.09.39 Lt., 3./JG 21 MIA/POW - Bf 109 D-1 force-landed near Suwalki due to fuel
starvation and briefly POW - returned 06.10.39. 06.11.39 Oblt., I./JG 21 trf to FFS C Sprottau.
09/10.04.41 Oblt., with Stab III./NJG 1. 10.08.41 Oblt., appt Staka 6./NJG 1 (to 20.05.42 KIA).
19/20.05.42 Oblt., 6./NJG 1 KIA - Bf 110 E-1 (G9+HP) when he collided with a Stirling, crashed at
Brustem, 1 km E of St. Trond a/f. Credited with 3 victories. Buried in Lommel.
- Portrait Orig. Foto Portrait NJG1 Nachtjagd Pilot KIA Brustem Sint-Truiden Belgien 1942 | eBay.
- Accident report Accident Short Stirling Mk I W7520 ,
- http://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - G-K Apr 2024.pdf
- Picture of G9+HP eBay: Messerschmitt Me110