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There is a rogue group of copyright infringers who have stolen a much earlier version of my data - from at least 10 years ago - and have the affrontery to publish that, along with using my name, on their poorly researched website. They claim this is the 'original' Kracker Archive, a ridiculous claim since my Archive has been in a state of continuous development for over 30 years and nobody - NOBODY - has the original. They have no right to use my name or my data and readers who come across this nonsense should do nothing to encourage theft of this nature. I am outraged by this blatant theft and misrepresentation of my lifetime's work. The ONLY person I have ever authorized to publish my data and use my name is Kelvin Youngs, who earned my trust and respect many years ago and is authorized by me to publish my work on whichever website he organizes, currently this being its present home at the highly respected Aircrew Remembered.

 

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1	Förster, Richard	Lt	8/11/1919	Berlin	22	9/JG-77 (1/42 S.U.), 8/JG-77 (1/43 Tunisia; 6/43 Sicily & Balkans), Stffüh 4/JG-1 (12/44)	Bf 109F & Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10508 "Black 7" (lost 1/18/43) in JG-77, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 350219 "Red 16" (lost 12/27/44) in JG-1	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 27 December, 1944 in aerial combat over Todenfeld with P-51s, most likely of 364th FG, while providing cover for Panzers in the Dinant-Rochefort area. Buried Sinzig-Bodendorf, Grave 331. Shot down with wounds 18 January, 1943 near Tarhuna Tunisia, bailed safely. His first known Soviet victory, a MiG-3 on 15 January, 1942. A double Soviet victory on 16 January, 1942, both DB-3s. A MiG-3 on 4 March, 1942. A MiG-3 on 9 March, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 14 May, 1942. His 12th victory, an unnamed Soviet AC on 7 June, 1942. An RZ on 24 July, 1942. An Il-2 on 12 September, 1942. His 16th, a P-38 over Sicily on 23 June, 1943, an Ofw at the time. His 17th, a P-40 over southern Italy on 7 August, 1943. His 18th, another P-38 over Italy on 21 October, 1943, still an Ofw. One known Balkan victory, a B-24 over Romania on 5 April, 1944. A 2nd B-24 in the Balkans on 21 April, 1944. A 3rd, a Soviet La-5 on 24 August, 1944, now a Lt. A 4th, a P-51 in the Rhinow area on 5 December, 1944. Magnus, 25 victories. Alternate spelling: Forster
2	Sost, Hans	Ofw	12/15/1914			7 Seenotstaffel	Do 24T-2 Werk # 0049 (or 0051) "CM + IO" (or CM + IQ) (lost 6/15/42), Do 24T-2 Werk # 0054 "CM +IT" (lost 12/17/42)	Air Sea Rescue Operational Clasp	KIC 17 December, 1942 while taking off on a transport flight to Africa, loaded with fuel. The ac struck some sort of a mast at Syracuse Sicily, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (buried German War Cem., Crypt 4, Motta Sant' Anastasia, Sicily): Oblt z.S. Hans Kurz, Obs (bur Row 14, Plot 16, Gr 56); Ofw Werner Fraschak, R/O (bur Row 6. Plot 1, Gr 54); Fw Kurt Haugk, Flt Engr (bur Row 13, Plot 15, Gr 9) and Ogefr Willi Koch, Flt Engr (bur Row 13, Plot 15, Gr 2). Earlier, on 15 June, 1942, he was tasked to rescue the crew of Lt Heinrich Hesse, roughly north of Tobruk, Libya. Due to rough seas, the Do 24 was unable to take off, and both crews were subsequently rescued by U-83 (Added: under Kptlt Hans-Werner Kraus who received the Iron Cross for rescuing both crews, he had to dive 5 times on the 3 days tour back among them an 8h dive (CKönig). Seaplane crew: Ofw Peter Jansen, Uffz Förster, Ogefr Münch, Ogefr Robert Möller and Ogefr Willi Schulz (D.Drury). left to right, pilot, Ofw Hans Sost, obsv, Ofw Richard Marquardt, the Britons and the 2 mechanics/gunners, Uffz Meyer and Obgefr Wallraff March 1942
3	Strasser, Richard	Oblt				7/LG-1 (Channel)	Ju 88A-5 werk # 4153 "L1 + Br" (lost 9/27/40)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with three other unnamed crew 27 September, 1940; shot down by Hurricanes of No. 79 Sq., piloted by S/L J.H.Heyworth, P/O W.Clarke and P/O G.H.Nelson-Edwards. Added: The ac crashed at sea 50 miles NW of St David's Head, (SW Wales). Remaining crew: Gefr Wilhelm Lorenz, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Glencree Gr 15); Fw Rudolf Sochtig, R/O (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Glencree Gr 6 and Uffz Willi Forster (MIA). They were buried at Glencree (Ireland) after they washed across St George's Channel, onto the Irish coast. (Ju 88 Loss List & D.Drury).	Glencree German Cemetery, Ireland

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