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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	*************Notes*************	Photo	Links	AuthorComments
1	Flothmann, Hermann	Lt			1	14/KG-40 (Atlantic)	Fw 200C, Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360049 "F8 + MY" (lost 11/1/42)	EK 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew at the Bay of Biscay 1 November, 1942 after being attacked by an enemy fighter (Ju 88 Loss List). One known shared victory, a Whitley V with Heinz Hissbach at the Bay of Biscay on 30 September, 1942.
2	Hissbach, Heinz Horst	Hptm	1/30/1916	Dessau	34	11/KG-40 (9/42), 2/ZG-1 (9/42), I/NJG-1, Stfkpt 5/NJG-2 (2/44), Kdr II/NJG-2 (11/44; 4/45 Pocking)	Bf 110 escort in KG-40 & ZG-1, Ju 88C-6 "R4 + GN" in 5/NJG-2, Ju 88G-6 "4R + AM" (lost 4/14/45) in II/NJG-2	RK(4/15/45 Post.) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45) EP(6/19/44) EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 14 April, 1945 during a nocturnal low level attack on U.S. vehicles near Gelnhausen, when he was hit by AA fire. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): R/O StbsFw Hubert Warzeche and Gnr Uffz Max Mayer. Pilot & R/O buried at Gelnhausen. 200+ missions, all victories were Night victories. One known victory shared with Hptm Hans Reicke, a Sunderland at Map Quadrant 14 West N/7512 on 1 September, 1942. Another shared victory, a Whitley V with Hermann Flothmann at the Bay of Biscay on 30 September, 1942. Another, a Beaufighter 15 km north of Ameland on 23 October, 1942, while in 14/KG-40. Another shared victory, AC type unknown, with Thies on 30 November, 1942. A "4 mot" at Stuttgart on 20 February, 1944. A Lancaster at St. Dizier on 28 April, 1944. A "4 mot" on 23 May, 1944, no location. A "4 mot" in the Etrepagny area on 10 June, 1944. A "4 mot" N of Abbeville on 25 June, 1944. A double on 1 July, 1944; both "4 mots", one at Blois-Vendome, the other at Chateaudun. A "4 mot" S of Abbeville on 5 July, 1944. A "4 mot" at Dieppe on 8 July, 1944. Three "4 mots" over northern France on 29 July, 1944. A "4 mot" WNW of Mönchen-Gladbach on 19 September, 1944. His 29th & 30th, both "4 mots" over England the night of 3/4 March, 1945 during Operation Gisela.	Archives		KTY Photo
3	Reicke, Hans William	Hptm			6	11/KG-40 (2/ZG-1) in 9/42, 14 KG-40 (1/43)	Bf 109F (Escort for Fw 200) or Bf 110	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, shared with Horst Hissbach, a Sunderland at Map Quadrant 14 West N/7512 on 1 September, 1942. Another victory, a Wellington on 1 November, 1942. Another, a Whitley on 30 November, 1942. A 4th, a Beaufighter on 30 January, 1943. A 5th and 6th, both Beaufighters shared with Heuer and Heicke on 30 January, 1943.
4	Thies, Artur (aka Arthur)	Lt	8/17/1921	Iserlohn, North Rhine	2	14/KG-40 (Atlantic)	Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360052 "F8 + BY" (lost 3/22/43)	EK 2 Destroyer Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew 22 March, 1943, cause unknown, location not reported (Ju 88 Loss List). One known shared victory with Hissbach, AC type unknown, on 30 November, 1942. His 2nd, a Whitley at the Bay of Biscay on 17 December, 1942. Added: The ac was sd into the Bay of Biscay by a Mosquito Nightfighter of No.264 Sq.. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Werner Hoffman, Obs and Fw Paul Sause, R/O (D.Drury).

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