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1	Lechner, Johann	Uffz	4/6/1921		6	4/JG-300, 7/JG-300 (9/44)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # Unk (lost 9/12/44)	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 12 September, 1944 (Magnus). One known victory, a B-17 at Sangerhausen on 7 July, 1944. A P-51 S of Memmingen on 18 July, 1944. A 3rd, a B-24 at Zell, by Zellhof, on 25 July, 1944. A 4th, a B-24 at Szekesfehervar on 27 July, 1944. A 5th, a B-17 (HSS) at Herrenberg on 9 August, 1944. A 6th, a B-17 (HSS) in the Daun-Kyllberg area on 15 August, 1944.	Courtesy Christian Konig
2	Lechner, Ludwig	Lt	1921/11/02			1.(N)/Aufkl.Gr. 8 (NAGr. 4)	Bf-109 G-8/R5 "White 1" (lost)		KIA on 22 November, 1944 Lt., lost in unknown circumstances in the area of Ebenrode.			CKönig
3	Speigl, Martin	Ofw	1/20/1915	Amberg		Flight Instructor Sch.Kp./Blindflugschule-4 (Kastrup)	Ju 52/3m Werk # 4039 (lost at sea)	Transport Operational Clasp	KIC 14 July, 1941, crashing into the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Sweden, near Kögebukten, during a training mission. Swedish AA guns did fire at a German AC at Trelleborg on this date, and Speigls AC may have been the one on the receiving end, and causing the crash. His body washed ashore 6 August, 1941 at Kögebukten, near Ystad, and was buried at Trelleborg Sweden on 9 August, 1941. Two other crewmen from this flight were buried in the Kobenhavn Vestre Cemetery in Denmark; Uffz Heinz Rutenberg, a student R/O (born 1/18/1917 Güstrow) and Uffz Hans Thalec, R/O Instr (born 10/28/1916 Leoben/Steiermark). Two others remain MIA, both student pilots; Uffz Helmut Wirth (born 11/4/1917 Orteisburg) and Gefr Viktor Lechner (born 1/19/1920 Senzenberg). Source: B.Widfeldt
4	Prokresch, Johannes	Uffz				3./Kü.Fl.Gr-806			KilledInAction (KIA) on 14/05/42 near Hal Far, Malta, shot down by a Spitfire. Crew KilledInAction (KIA): R/O OGefr Köster, Hermann, Gnr Ogefr Lechner, Ferdinand			CKönig
5	Maus, Robert	Fw				IV/KGr.z.b.V.-1 (4/43)	Ju 52 Werk # 1361 "1Z + BX" (lost 4/18/43)	Transport Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 18 April, 1943; sd by fighters at Cape Bone. Remaining crew: Uffz Johann Lechner, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Sieger, R/O (MIA) and Ogefr Karl Fischer, Gnr (Inj) (Qu.Meister File).
6	Lechner, Wilhelm	Uffz				5/KG-77 (Med)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 142152 "3Z + FN" (lost 11/24/42)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew at Gerbini-Grottaglio 24 November, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
7	Lechner, Viktor	Gefr	1/19/1920	Senzenberg		BFS-4 (Kastrup)	Ju 52/3m	Student Pilot	MIA 14 July, 1941 during a training mission over the Baltic Sea. The Ju 52 was piloted by Instructor Martin Speigl, and crashed into the Baltic 5-6 km east of St Heddinge. Source: Air War over Denmark. See Martin Speigl Record for further detail.
8	Lechner, Otto	Ofw				III/NJG-4	Ju 88G-1 Werk # 714885 (lost 2/14/45)	Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KIC with unnamed crew at Neuhausen 14 February, 1945, cause not reported (Ju 88 Loss List)
9	Lechner, Josef	Uffz	2/23/1923		1	3/JG-52 (3/44 S.U.; 5/44 Romania)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 163194 "Black 6" (lost 5/30/44)	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 30 May, 1944 during aerial combat west of Iasi (Jassy), Romania. His first known victory, a Soviet U-2 on 26 March, 1944. Added: Burial; War Cem Eternitatea, Iasi, Romania, Blk 1, Parcel F, Row 45, Gr 14 (Doc & Death Cert found online).
10	Bäumker, Gert	Uffz				BFS 7 Radom	He-111 H-10 "RI + NI" Werknr. 5312 (lost 20/01/43), He-111 P-5 "CF + XU" Werknr. 3355 (30% dam)	Wound badge	Supporting flying instr. WIFA on 20/01/43 probably due to operational error (by a flight student?) 5 km E of Radom airfield. Crew: Radop instr Uffz Paul Hauf (born 14/10/1921, WIFA; Uffz Hauf was later KIA/KIFA on 11 April, 1945 near Vechta in a crash and was buried in Lutten near Vechta, Courtesy Olaf Timmermanns), Mech Uffz Georg Nather (WIFA), student Uffz Wilhelm Schicke (WIFA), student Uffz Herbert Finger (WIFA), student Uffz Werner Lechner (WIFA), student Gefr Herbert Hanke (WIFA). On 28/01/43 Bäumker had another crash landing, again due to operational error by the students, but uninjured like the rest of the crew/students: Radop instr Uffz Herbert Stärmann, Mech Uffz Georg Nather (again!), student Uffz Fritz Lehner, student Uffz Herbert Finger (again!), student Uffz Ernst Magerhans, student Gefr Herbert Hanke (again!).	Courtesy Olaf Timmermanns, CK		CKönig
11	Lechner, Franz	Uffz				8/KG-53 (temp assign TG-30)	He 111 Werk # Unk "S3 + LH" (or A1 + NS ?) (lost 8/22/44)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 22 August, 1944 when he crash landed at the Creil (Fr) airfield, cause not reported. III/KG-53 was conducting supply runs for TG-30 at the time. Remaining crew (MIA): Ogefr Josef Zielger (or Ziegler), Obs; Uffz Wilhelm Hunlich, R/O and Gefr Albert Sames, Gnr. After landing, the crew set off on foot from Creil to Le Bourget, with little detail known. Three found on VDK buried in the German War Cem at Champigny-St Andre: Ogefr Josef Ziegler, Blk 5, Row 1, Gr 24; Uffz Hünlich, Blk 1,Row 2, Gr 190 (died in Hotel Dieu in Paris) and Gefr Sames, Blk 6, Row not reported, Gr 893 (Luftwaffe Discussion Forum, TOCH Forum & D.Drury).
12	Lechner, Cletus	Ofw				2/Aufkl. Gr.-125 (redesig 4/SAGr-126 12/43)	Bv 138 & Ar 196	Observer Operational Clasp	Taken from a book of seaplane photos (D.Drury).
13	Lechner, Alois "Loisel"	Maj	10/1/1911	Grosshesselohe bei München	43	Erg/NJG-2(3/42), 9/NJG-2(8/42), 10/NJG-5(7/43 S.U.), 1/NJG-100(8/43), Kdr Stab I/NJG-100(1/44)	Bf 109, Bf 110, Do 217, Ju 87, Ju 88, Fw 58, Fw 189, Ju 88C-6 Wk# 360319 "V4 + MT" (lost 2/44)	RK(2/5/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/6/44) EP(11/1/43) EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 23 February, 1944 when he was shot down by AA guns, manned by partisans near Mogilew, and was taken prisoner, seriously wounded, after a forced landing at Brigade Leonow airfield. Never returned. One known victory, a Wellington on 9 March, 1942. Another, a Wellington on 15 April, 1942. Two Wellingtons and a B-24 the night of 31 May, 1942. On 18 August, 1942, he downed two more Wellingtons at Schaustenhof. His first known Soviet victory, a DB-3F N of Stellung Borneo I the night of 14-15 July, 1943. A DB-3F the night of 22-23 July, 1943. Another DB-3 the night of 27-28 July, 1943. Two PS-84s the night of 29-30 July, 1943. A PS-84 the night of 11-12 August, 1943. Two more PS-84s and a DB-3 the night of 16-17 August, 1943. A DB-3F the night of 21-22 August, 1943. An S-B the night of 23-24 August, 1943. A DB-3 the night of 24-25 August, 1943. Two DB-3Fs the night of 25-26 August, 1943. An R-5 and a B-25 the night of 6-7 September, 1943. Two DB-3s and a B-25 at Ujuki the night of 12-13 October, 1943. Two more PS-84s on 14 October, 1943. Six DB-3s and a PS-84 the night of 27-28 October, 1943. An R-5 on 12 January, 1944. A PS-84 on 18 February, 1944.
14	Lechner, Alois	Lt	1/27/1921			4/StG-1 (S.U.)	Ju 87D-3 Werk # 1286 "6G + NR" (lost 5/10/43)	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew 10 May, 1943 at Schtschigry due to enemy fighter attacks. Ju 87 Loss List
15	Lechner,	Fw				10(Pz)/SG-3 (S.U.)	Ju 87G-2	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	No further detail. Ju 87 Loss List
16	Kunert, Gerhard	Fw	3/17/1920			1(F)/22 (Kirkenes 2/43; Banak 4/43)	Ju 88D-1 Werk # 088 1203 "4N + EH" (lost 2/17/43), Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430289 4N + PH" (lost 4/29/43)	Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 29 April, 1943; sd by Russian fighters (AIRA?), crashing at sea off the Kola Peninsula (Observer Loss List). Pilot & crew uninjured 17 February, 1943, during an attack on the vessel "A Marti" (Andre Martin). The ac was hit by flak and made a force landing at Nordkinn, Finnmark. Remaining crew: Lt Hans Krüger, Obs; Uffz Fritz Sundergeld, R/O and Uffz Georg Lechner, Gnr. The ac was eventually restored and on display at the Norwegian Aviation museum. Source: D. Drury.
17	Hollerith, Josef	Fw				7/ZG-1	Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750699 (lost 6/7/44)	Destroyer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 7 June, 1944; sd at Talence (or Falence) France. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Ogfr Helmut Rieger, Obs (buried Ger War Cem. Berneuil, 3/10/532) and Uffz Johann Lechner, R/O. No known graves for the two remaining deceased (D.Drury).
18	Foucar, Karl	Fw	7/15/1920			2/KG-66	Ju 88S-3 Werk # 330289 "Z6 + GK" (lost)	Wound Badge Bomber Operational Clasp	WIA 22 January, 1945; the crew bailed when their navigational equipment failed on the return from a mission. Low on fuel, they bailed over Quedlinburg. The R/O, Uffz Alois Lechner, geb 7/13/1920 was reported KilledInAction (KIA). Remaining crew (Uninjured): Fw Willy Romahn, geb 2/1/1920, Obs and Uffz Heinz Jährisch, geb 9/5/1923, Gunner. Source: B.Bines.

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