Erich
the old Sage
from an authority on I./NJG 1
two parts with incredible information as to timing of the different He 219A's and pilots
save for your files until the book on the gruppe is written ............
Hello Erich,
Just He219 A-7's with Jumo 004's of course haha !
No kidding, I will check my data tonight. I have some doubts whether the KTB is still that detailed for October because with every month, it's entries became less detailed. However, not all hope has gone, because I have several Flugbuch copies for the same period.
About the subtype used, I see in my steadily expanding database of He219's that the first references to He219 A-2 were just after this date:
9th October > He219 A-2 (Wnr.290004), hard landing on M-Handorf, repaired, mentioned next on 17th October
14th October > He219 A-2 (Wnr. 290003), crashlanded on M-Handorf
15/16th October > He219 A-2 (Wnr. 290002), lost 8km NE Bremen, 2 killed
Predominantly, the I./NJG 1 operated still with He219 A-0 subtype at the beginning of October 1944, when they got their first A-2's. On the 6th November 1944 the inventory lists 17 He219 A-0 and 7 He219 A-2, showing a growing number of A-2's.
The KTB I./NJG 1 has the following entry: Angriff Ruhrgebiet. 6 Besatzungen gestartet. Nur Fw. Morlock 1 Abschuss.
I have checked following crews:
Stab I./NJG 1 : Baake/Bettaque
1./NJG 1 : Modrow/Schneider, Thurow/Neff
2./NJG 1 : Fries/Staffa, Henseler/Fischer
3./NJG 1 : Hittler/Wildschütze.
Of these, only Baake and Fries flew in this night of 9/10th October 1944:
Lt. O. Fries/Fw. W. Staffa (2./NJG 1) in a He219 > up 20.35, down 21.45
Hptm. W. Baake/Uffz. R. Bettaque (Stab I./NJG 1) in a He219 > up 20.31, down 22.20. The Flugbuch of Bettaque contains the following entry 'Einsatz Ruhrgebiet. Start zu spät, Fahrwerkschaden Bauchlandung.' This must have been He219A-0 (Wnr. 190223) which got 30% damaged wenn it made a belly landing at Münster-Handorf.
As I do have also a He219A-2 of the 1./NJG 1 slightly damaged (5%) due to a hard landing at Münster-Handorf, someone of the 1./NJG 1 - not Modrow - started too that evening. It is just speculation who might have flown this Heinkel. In this time of the war, 1./NJG 1 crews were
Oblt. Stieghorst / Uffz. Frunske,
Hptm. Schirmacher / Fw. Waldmann or
Uffz. Oppermann / Uffz. Hansen.
Uffz. Frankenhauser / Uffz. Biank
Oblt. Henseler / Lüdecke
Well, 3 of 6 crews with a name is not bad at all but the best I can offer at the moment, all the best,
two parts with incredible information as to timing of the different He 219A's and pilots
save for your files until the book on the gruppe is written ............
Hello Erich,
Just He219 A-7's with Jumo 004's of course haha !
No kidding, I will check my data tonight. I have some doubts whether the KTB is still that detailed for October because with every month, it's entries became less detailed. However, not all hope has gone, because I have several Flugbuch copies for the same period.
About the subtype used, I see in my steadily expanding database of He219's that the first references to He219 A-2 were just after this date:
9th October > He219 A-2 (Wnr.290004), hard landing on M-Handorf, repaired, mentioned next on 17th October
14th October > He219 A-2 (Wnr. 290003), crashlanded on M-Handorf
15/16th October > He219 A-2 (Wnr. 290002), lost 8km NE Bremen, 2 killed
Predominantly, the I./NJG 1 operated still with He219 A-0 subtype at the beginning of October 1944, when they got their first A-2's. On the 6th November 1944 the inventory lists 17 He219 A-0 and 7 He219 A-2, showing a growing number of A-2's.
The KTB I./NJG 1 has the following entry: Angriff Ruhrgebiet. 6 Besatzungen gestartet. Nur Fw. Morlock 1 Abschuss.
I have checked following crews:
Stab I./NJG 1 : Baake/Bettaque
1./NJG 1 : Modrow/Schneider, Thurow/Neff
2./NJG 1 : Fries/Staffa, Henseler/Fischer
3./NJG 1 : Hittler/Wildschütze.
Of these, only Baake and Fries flew in this night of 9/10th October 1944:
Lt. O. Fries/Fw. W. Staffa (2./NJG 1) in a He219 > up 20.35, down 21.45
Hptm. W. Baake/Uffz. R. Bettaque (Stab I./NJG 1) in a He219 > up 20.31, down 22.20. The Flugbuch of Bettaque contains the following entry 'Einsatz Ruhrgebiet. Start zu spät, Fahrwerkschaden Bauchlandung.' This must have been He219A-0 (Wnr. 190223) which got 30% damaged wenn it made a belly landing at Münster-Handorf.
As I do have also a He219A-2 of the 1./NJG 1 slightly damaged (5%) due to a hard landing at Münster-Handorf, someone of the 1./NJG 1 - not Modrow - started too that evening. It is just speculation who might have flown this Heinkel. In this time of the war, 1./NJG 1 crews were
Oblt. Stieghorst / Uffz. Frunske,
Hptm. Schirmacher / Fw. Waldmann or
Uffz. Oppermann / Uffz. Hansen.
Uffz. Frankenhauser / Uffz. Biank
Oblt. Henseler / Lüdecke
Well, 3 of 6 crews with a name is not bad at all but the best I can offer at the moment, all the best,