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American 42-52104 MAW STRICKNINE An original cadre ship acquired 1 November 43, and assigned to Powers crew who flew her overseas in December 43. Crash landed at Manduria 5/24/1944 with Beale crew aboard. Returned 20 July 44 and renumbered to 66. Salvaged 8/16/45.

Crew pictures 449th Bomb Group B-24

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German Friedrich Lang augustus 1944

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
LANG, Friedrich. (DOB: 12.01.15 in Mährisch-Trübau). (RES, DKG). Studied Mathematics and
Physics at Chernowitz. 10.34 began studies in aeronautical Engineering at Breslau. 17.04.35 became
a German citizen. 1935 with 9./Infantrie-Rgt. 28. 03.36 trf from the Heer to the Luftwaffe and
assigned to KG 153 at Merseburg. 08.36 trf to LKS 2 Dresden for training. 1937 continued training
at Grosse KFS Lechfeld. 01.01.38 promo to Lt. 01.07.38 trf to 1./St.G. 163 at Breslau-Schöngarten.
01.05.39 now in I./St.G. 2. 01.09.39 Lt., 1./St.G. 2 unhurt - Ju 87 B damaged by fighters near Kety.
08.06.40 Lt., 1./St.G. 2 badly WIA - Ju 87 B (T6+HH) damaged by GC I/2 near Longpont, SW of
Soissons. 06.40 promo to Oblt. 09.40 appt Techn.Offz. I./St.G. 2 (still 05.41). 07.10.41 appt Staka
1./St.G. 2 (to c.01.11.42?). 23.11.41 awarded Ritterkreuz, 1./St.G. 2. 1941/42 Oblt., I./St.G. 1.
30.03.42 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 24.04.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, 1./St.G. 2. 06.42 promo to
Hptm. 23.08.42 flew his 600th combat mission. 01.11.42 appt Lfl. 4 Fliegerverbindungsoffizier to
AOK 17 (to 03.43). 21.11.42 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub for service as Staka 1./St.G. 2. 01.04.43
Hptm. (Tr.O.) in St.G. 2, appt provisional Kdr. III./St.G. 1 (to 18.10.43). 01.09.43 promo to Maj.
(Tr.O.). 18.10.43 Maj., appt Kdr. III./SG 1 (to 19.05.44). 01.03.44 nominated as interim Kdr. of
I./SG 151 (to 07.44). 05.44 (or 01.07.44?) Maj., appt Kommodore SG 101 (to 09.02.45). 02.07.44
Maj., awarderd Schwerter for service as Kdr. III./SG 1. 09.02.45 Maj., appt acting Kommodore SG 2
(to 13.02.45). 13.02.45 Maj., acting Kommodore SG 2 WIA - in Fw 190 F-9 (< - + -) landing
accident at Fp. Freiwaldau. Credited with 1,008 combat missions over the course of the war - never
shot down or force-landed. Postwar worked in the construction trades as a bricklayer. 01.01.56
entered the Bundeswehr as a Maj. – became Referent im Führungstab der Luftwaffe im BMVg (?), and
Kdr. Truppenschule der Luftwaffe (1960 to 63). 1963 appt Leiter Abt. Infrastruktur in WBK II,
Hannover. 1971 appt Kdr. Verteidigungsbezirkkommando 22, Hannover. 31.03.73 retired as an
Oberst. †29.12.2003 in Hannover

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German stab LG1 Freiherr v Buchwald Obstlt Hans-Werner Frhr von Buchholtz, 12.42 -2.8.43 (Kracker incorrect , wrong assumption of unit and )

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
BUCHHOLTZ, Hans-Werner, Freiherr von. (DOB: 17.01.07). (i.G.). 01.04.27 entered service with the Heer
(Infanterie). 01.03.34 trf to the Luftwaffe and sent to Fliegerschule Braunschweig for Beobachter (observer)
training. 01.10.34 trf to Aufklärungsstaffel Neuhausen as a Beobachter. 01.03.36 trf to LKS Dresden as an
inspecting officer then as a Kp.-Chef. 01.08.38 Oblt., appt Staka Stabsstaffel/Lehrgeschwader 1 (to 07.11.39).
08.11.39 Hptm., trf from LG 1 to RLM (Genst./6.Abt. and appt Chef Gruppe I/Referent B – Industrielle
Fertigungslage). 15.10.40 Generalstab training at the Luftkriegsakademie Berlin-Gatow (3. Kurz-Lehrgang)
(to 15.02.41). 16.02.41 appt Ia in Stab/Gen.d.Lw. beim Ob.d.H. 01.07.41 trf into the Generalstab d.Lw.
15.02.42 trf to Ob.d.L./RLM pool and ordered temporary duty to the Heereskriegsakademie as an air tactics
instructor (to 09.05.42). 18.05.42 ordered temporary duty to FFS C 8 (Wiener-Neustadt) for Ju 88 training.
19.09.42 trf to LG 1. 11.42 Maj., appt Kdr. IV./LG 1 (to 31.01.43). 21.01.43 Maj., appt provisional Kdr.
I./LG 1 (to 24.03.43). 01.43 concurrently appt Fliegerführer "Weiss" (to 02.43). 24.03.43 Maj., appt
Kommodore LG 1 (to 02.08.43). †02.08.43 Obstlt., Stab/LG 1 KIA in Fi 156 C-3 (SB+UW) (WNr. 5597)
crashed 3 km W of Foggia/Italy during a courier flight - flew into power lines. 01.08.43 posthumously promo
to Obstlt. (with RDA advanced to 01.04.43).

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  1. Lehrgeschwader 1
  2. https://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - A-F Apr 2024.pdf
 
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RARE Original WWII Photo 305th Bomb Group Mickey Finn Crew B-17 Bomber Nose Art | eBay

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Offered here is a Super Cool vintage photo of a B-17 Bomber called "Mickey Finn". It is a wonderful nose shot featuring the nose art, and full crew posing. I was not able to find information about this particular plane. Seems Mickey Finn was a...
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American Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 381st Bomb Group en route to bomb enemy installations somewhere in Europe, wing their way toward the target." - B-17F 42-30834 534BS, 381BG, 8AF.

Mickey Finn crew

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Sterbebild DKIG Unteroffizier in der K.Gr.z.b.V. 400 und im Transportgeschwader | eBay

Entdecken Sie Sterbebild DKIG Unteroffizier in der K.Gr.z.b.V. 400 und im Transportgeschwader in der großen Auswahl bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!
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German
K.Gr.z.b.V. 400 und im Transportgeschwader 4

Josef Scharinger

~ 01.12.1918 Jageredt, Pf. Kopfing / Ober-Österreich
+ 16.04.1944 Toplitz, Kr. Orsova / Rumänien

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold am 12.12.1943 als Unteroffizier in der 12. Staffel/III.Gruppe, Transportgeschwader 4
Ehrenpokal am 09.11.1942 als Bordschütze
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold
Eisernes Kreuz 1. und 2. Klasse
Deutsch-Italienische Feldzugsmedaille
italienisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
Ärmelband "Afrika"
Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz
Flugzeugführerabzeichen

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1944-04-16, III/TG 4, Ju 52/3m, 501325, 9 km westlich Orsowa, Absturz. Bruch 100 %.

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