Date of birth:

February 6th, 1919 (Hüingsen, Westfalen, Germany)

Date of death:

January 6th, 1945 (Obenstrohe, near Varel, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Flew a total of over 200 sorties, during which he achieved 25 or 29 night victories.
North African Campaign in NJG-2.

09.-10.04.1941: Unteroffizer in 3./ NJG 2, his first victory, a Defiant at Upwood in the night
07.-08.05.1941: his 2nd, a Wellington 5 km W of Southend in the night
08.-09.05.1941: his 3rd, a Wellington in the night
11.-12.06.1941: Unteroffizier in 3./ NJG 2, his 4th, a Hampden NW of London in the night
15.07.1941: a 5th & 6th, both Blenheims at Wyton
07.-08.08.1941: his 7th, a Whitley at Marham in the night
20.08.1941: his 8th, a Blenheim 20 km W of Lincoln
01.09.1941: Feldwebel in 3./ NJG 2, his 9th & 10th, a Wellington at Oxford and a Hampden at Hatfield
03.10.1941: Feldwebel, 1 victory with 3./ NJG 2
25.-26.06.1942: a Beaufighter in the night
28.06.1942: another, a Blenheim o
21.07.1942: two Wellingtons
01.12.1942: promoted to Leutnant
01.06.1943: promoted to Oberleutnant (Kr.O./Fl.)
07.1943: 1 victory with 1./ NJG 1
09.07.1943: Leutnant, 1./ NJG 1 WIA - Bf 110 G-2 coded 'G9+BH' crashed at Stellendam, Goeree/Holland due to engine trouble.. His R/O, Ofw Herbert Biehne was uninjured (DeSwart).
24.-25.05.1944: a "4 mot" in the night, no location with Stab III./ NJG2.
08.06.1944: a "4 mot" in the Paris/Mantes area on 8 June, 1944.
17.06.1944: a "4 mot" at Volkel on 17 June, 1944
01.07.1944: Oberleutnant, appointed Staka 9./ NJG 2
30.10.1944: Oberleutnant, appointed Staka 12./ NJG 3
06.-07.12.1944: Oberleutnant, 1 night victory with 12./ NJG 3
06.-07.01.1945: KIC over Obenstrohe near Varel/Oldenburg, when his Ju 88G-6 Werknummer 621499 coded "D5 + PX" touched the roof of a farm building in heavy fog during the landing approach and crashed :
Remaining crew (KIC); Lt Bodusch and Uffz Lingen (H. Breuer).

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