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Kayser, Horst (Luftwaffe)

Date of birth:
May 1st, 1914 (Kiel, German Empire)
Date of death:
December 19th, 1942 (over the see, North of Bengasi)
Buried on:
German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:
German

Biography

Crew 1933
1939: Oberleutnant, 2./ Kü.Fl.Gr. 406
16.10.1939: Oberleutnant, transferred from 2./ Kü.Fl.Gr. 406 to Führerreserve RLM / Ob d.Lw
23.02.-06.1940: Oberleutnant, Staka 1./ Kü.Fl.Gr. 406
1941: promoted to Hauptmann
01.07.1942: promoted to Major
11.1942-19.12.1942: Major, Kdr III./ KG 26
19.12.1942: MIA when Ju-88 A-4 coded '1T+AD' failed to return from operations in the Bizerta area - apparently lost to night fighter during anti-convoy ops in the vicinity of Malta, crashed at sea North of Benghazi
01.08.1944: officially listed as MIA

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