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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.
Our hosting service restricts database searches to a minimum of 4 characters, therefore searching on 3 or less will produce no results even if the name IS in our database. If you know the target's first name, put his full name in the first Search box in the form 'familyname, firstname' thus: Rau, Gunther.
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33,000+ Entries in Database (as of February 2024): largest in the world
The only authorised publication of the Kracker Luftwaffe Archive: anything else has been stolen and infringes my copyright.
Please email us any photos you have. We will acknowledge you in the database unless requested otherwise.
This is a non-political research resource. The authors of this material do not condone hatred in any form,
neither do they support oppressive and despotic regimes or political systems. See our Statement
In some cases you can see a pilot's extended record of victories in date order from our Luftwaffe Victories database To see a list of German WW2 Aces consult German WW2 Aces Database
Click an image to expand. Click Luftwaffe Awards for explanations. Scroll to the right to see all the data.
See a sample search
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.
Our hosting service restricts database searches to a minimum of 4 characters, therefore searching on 3 or less will produce no results even if the name IS in our database. If you know the target's first name, put his full name in the first Search box in the form 'familyname, firstname' thus: Rau, Gunther.
If you only know his family name (for example Alt) then add 'x' to the name and search on that: thus search on Altx
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You searched for: “keller and otto”
| # | Pilot (↑) | Rank | Born | Place | Score (↑) | Units | Aircraft | Awards | *************Notes************* | Photo (Click to Expand) | Links | AuthorComments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buchholz, Hans | Hptm | 7/28/1908 | Alt Landsberg - Brandenburg | I/KG-40 (1/40), 1/KG-40 (3/41), Stfkpt 2/KG-40 (5/41) | He 111 in 1940, Fw 200C-3 Werk # 0060 "F8 + DH" (lost 5/19/41) |  RK(3/24/41)  EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA 19 May, 1941; shot down at sea by by return fire from the freighter SS Umgeni west of Donegal Bay, Ireland. His body and that of 1st R/O Ofw Paul Schmidt were recovered and buried at sea. Five survived and became POWs: Ofw Otto Kroke, Co-pilot; Maj Friedrich Karl Keller, Reg Rat; Uffz Erhard Milde, 2nd R/O; Ofw Erich Kielke, Flt Engr and Fw Kurt Brattke, Gnr.. (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book per H. Breuer & D. Drury). | ||||
| 2 | Keller, Kurt | Uffz | 3(F)/121 (12/39) | He 111H-2 Werk # Unk (lost 12/21/39) | Pilot Badge | KIC 21 December, 1939 on a reconnaissance flight near Spöck, NE of Karlsruhe; lost in a tailspin stall. Remaining crew: Lt Wintermeyer, Obs (Inj/Safe?) and Ogefr Ewald Otto, Flt Engr (KIC, bur Karlsruhe Hauptfriedhof, Blk 1, Gr3 /D.Drury). Uffz Keller buried at Heidelberg Germany. (C.König & LOCS).
Courtesy Christian Konig | ||||||
| 3 | Keller, Otto | Lt | 15 | 9/NJG-5 (12/43), 4/NJG-5 (1/44), 7/NJG-5 (2/44), 9/NJG-5 (3/44) | Bf 110 |  Deutsches Kreuz - Gold EP EK 1 & 2 EP, Night Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, a "4 mot" on 24 December, 1943. A 2nd, a B-24 at Kiel-Tönning on 5 January, 1944. A triple victory on 20 February, 1944 (Archive Report); a "4 mot" at Gardelegen, and two Halifax at Heading. A "4 mot" 50 km outside Berlin on 24 March, 1944. A "4 mot" on 27 April, 1944, no location. A Lancaster, same night, 15 km SE of Heidelberg. A Lancaster 30 km S of Ostende on 28 May, 1944. A 2nd Lancaster, same day, 40 km NW of Ostende. a "4 mot" N of Aumale on 1 June, 1944. A Lancaster near Königsberg on 30 August, 1944. Magnus Report. |  | Archive Report Halifax LK993 Archive Report Lancaster LM427 | KTY Added image | ||
| 4 | Russ, Otto | Lt | 9/26/1920 | 27 | 4/JG-53 (7/42-11/42 Tunisia; 6/43 Sicily), 4/JG-53 (7/44 France) | Bf 109F Trop, Bf 109G-4 (Trop) Werk # 16067 "White 1 + -" (25% dam 11/30/42; WIA, combat with a P-38 at Bizerta during a work test flight), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 16619 (lost 6/20/43; WIA, combat w/Spitfire, crashed at Comiso), Bf 109G-6/U4 Werk # 440679 "White 22 + -" (lost 7/2/44) | Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45) EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 2 July, 1944 during aerial combat with British fighters of RAF No. 403 Sq. over the Normandy Invasion Front, near Caen. 10 bombers. One known victory, a Spitfire 30 km east northeast of La Valetta N. Africa on 20 August, 1942, and another on 26 August, 1942 10 km north of La Valetta. Two additional victories, numbers 2 & 3, a Hurricane 9 km south of Djebel Obeid and a Spitfire 5 km northwest of Goubillat on 27 November, 1942. His 4th, a Spitfire on 2 January, 1943. His 5th, a Spitfire on 23 March, 1943. His 7th, a Spitfire Vb "ES147" of No. 232 Sq., 5km W of La Marsa, into the Gulf of Tunis, piloted by Sgt Ronald F. Keller (Pierre Lagace). His 8th, a P-38 at Map Quadrant 9864 on 5 May, 1943. His 9th victory over Sicily, a P-40 3 km east of Trapani on 7 July, 1943. His 10th, a P-38 20 km south of Cancello, 20 August, 1943. His 15th, a P-38 15 km S of Passau on 7 January, 1944. His 17th, a B-24 south of Kalens on 25 February, 1944 (Perry Claims). His 20th, a B-17 2 km E of Trier on 11 May, 1944. His 25th, a B-24 off Barfleur on 8 June, 1944. His 26th, a P-38 at Barneville on 17 June, 1944. His 27th, a P-47 at Vimoutiers on 27 June, 1944. |
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