Abel, Alfred (KG 53)
- Date of birth:
- December 31st, 1920 (Engelsberg/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 2nd, 1943 (6 km n.w. Idrica Airfield/Russia, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Sebesh
Plot: 10. Row: 12. Grave: 1058. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
02.01.1943: the He 111H-6 Werknummer 7186 coded 'A1 + CK' flown by Leutnant Ernst König of 2./ KG 53 was shot down by Anti-Aircraft fires 6 km north-west of the Airfield of Idriza. The plane was completely destroyed when the pilot crashed the plane trying to make an emergency landing.
CRew:
Flugzeugführer Lt König, Ernst, KIA
Beobachter Uffz Wieczorek, Erwin, KIA
Bordfunker Ofw Schütt, Siegfried, WIA
Bordmechaniker Uffz Müller, Heinz, KIA
Bordschütze Uffz Abel, Alfred, KIA
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- Bordschütze
- Awarded on:
- October 26th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Andrew Straube
- Photo 2: Andrew Straube
- - PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Volksbund
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