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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	*************Notes*************	Photo	Links	AuthorComments
1	Kruse, Hans Joachim	Lt	1/5/1915	Berlin	2	2/NAGr-2 (5/44 S.U.)	Fw 189A-3	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(1/1/45) EK 1 & 2 EP (3/30/42), Observer Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet R-5 on 15 May, 1944. A 2nd, a P-2 on 15 July, 1944.
2	Weber, Hans	Uffz				4/KG-30 (Channel)	Ju 88A-5 Werk # 8102 "4D + FM" (lost 2/9/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 9 February, 1941 when he and the crew failed to return from an operation to the Humber (England) , after being attacked by British fighters. Location unknown. Remaining crew (all MIA); Uffz Erich Latzel, wireless operator, Uffz Karl Rosa-Maier, gunner and Uffz Willi Kruse, mechanic.
3	Staak, Walter	Hptm				1/Kü.Fl.Gr-906	He 115C Werk # 3250 (lost)	Air-Sea Rescue Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 28 May, 1942; takeoff accident at Kistrand-Porsanger Norway airfield on an operational mission. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Peter Kruse, Observer and Fw Fritz Ossenkopp, R/O. Source: SIG Norway.
4	Staack, Walter	Hptm				1/Ku.Fl.Gr-106 (Billefjord Sea)	He 115C Werk # 3250 "8L + AH" (lost 5/28/42)	Observer Operational Clasp	KIC 28 May, 1942; crashed at Oterberget when his ac exploded shortly after takeoff from Billefjord killing the entire crew. Staack buried at Botn Rogan Cem., Finland(?). Remaining crew: Lt Peter Kruse, Fw Fritz Ossenkopp and Uffz Werner Gierling (Flyvrak Norway).
5	Scheel, K.	Lt				Seenotflug Kdo-1 (10/40)	Do 24N-1 Werk # 0004 (lost 10/28/40)	Air Sea Rescue Operational Clasp	His ac reported lost 28 October, 1940 at Noordwijk, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Lt Scheel KilledInAction (KIA) and buried Yssel CX-11-266, the other two crewmen WIA. The cause of the crash was engine damage. Remaining crew: Lt.z.See G.Unterhorst, Obs and Uffz F.Kruse, Mech/Gnr (SGLO).
6	Kruse, Otto Ludwig	Uffz				KGr.z.b.V. (See) (4/43)	Ju 52 Werk # 3254 "8T + EK" (lost 4/18/43)	MIA with his entire crew, 18 April, 1943, most likely sd by fighters near Cape Bone. Remaining crew: Uffz Blöme, R/O; Ogefr Hannerle, Mech and Uffz Günther, Gnr, their Given names illegible (Qu.Meister File).
7	Kruse, Ottmar	Uffz			2	8/JG-26 (joins 7/44)	Fw 190A-8 "Blue 6" (8/44 Guyancourt), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171505 "Blue 13" (lost)	EK 2 (8/16/44) Physical Trng. Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	POW 16 September, 1944 after being shot down without injury in "Blue 13" by a P-47 of 56FG. He bailed successfully, and was taken prisoner upon landing inside the Belgian border (B.Spoelstra). A "New Growth" pilot. One known victory, his 1st, a P-51 of 354FG at Rambouillet (Houdan, S of Mantes) on 16 August, 1944. A second victory was a P-38 of 474FG, 428FS, piloted by Capt James Austin (WIA) N of Beauvais on 25 August, 1944. Austin bailed out with serious injures. None of his 8 Staffel comrades survived the war. His wingman, Uffz Erich Klein was killed 27 September, 1944. In July, 2005, he resides at Ingelheimer Str. 41, 28199 Bremen, a good friend of Werner Molge.. (alternative spelling Ottomar Kruse)
8	Kruse, Johann	Fw				I/SG-10 (S.U.)	Fw 190F-3 Werk # 160619 "Green C" (lost 12/8/43)	Assault Operational Clasp	KIC 8 December, 1943 when he hit an obstruction at Map Quadrant Pl, Qu. 80262.
9	Krüse, Hermann	Ogefr				2/NAGr-14 (6/44 Iasi)	Bf 109G-6/R2 Werk # 161571 "Black 6"	Observer Operational Clasp	Online photo via Marc Haldimann
10	Bischoff, Otto	Oblt	9/24/1915	Essen		6/KG-77 (2/40), SKG-210 (4/41), Stfkpt 4/KG-77 (Med)	Do 17 in 39, Bf 110 in SKG-210, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 4559 "3Z + JM" (lost 4/2/42)	RK(5/3/42) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(12/15/41) EP(Winter 1940/41) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 2 April, 1942 over the sea off Malta, believed to have been sd by a British night fighter. Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Karl Eppensteiner, Obs; Uffz Wilhelm Kruse, R/O and Ofw Josef Schmidt, Gnr. 225+ combat missions. Alternate spelling: Bischof.
11	Kruse, Günther	Gefr	3/27/1923			I/JG-53 (joins 2/44, Maniago, Italy)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 162505 "Black < +" (lost 3/29/44)		KilledInAction (KIA) 29 March, 1944 during aerial combat with B-24s and P-38 escorts 1km south of Malo, near Vicenza Italy. This was one of his very first missions, having been with JG-53 for only 19 days! Source: Enea Rigadello, Malo resident.
12	Krüse, Fritz	Ofw	1/5/1911	Guben, Brandenburg	4	3/NJG-1 (5/43 Venlo)	Bf 110G-4 Werk # 4888 "G9 + BL" (lost 5/18/43)	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 17/18 May, 1943; crashing on takeoff at Venlo airfield due to an engine fire (Boiten). One known victory, a Lancaster on 9 April, 1943. A 2nd Lancaster, 1 km southeast of Ezaart on 27 April, 1943. His 3rd, a Halifax on the Dortmund raid on 5 May, 1943. A 4th, a Wellington on 13 May, 1943. His Bf 110 crashed at Venlo Holland on 18 May, 1943, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Magnus & Boiten, 6 victories. Added: Ofw Kruse buried at Ysselsteyn, BM-3-75. His R/O-Gnr, Fw E.Reuter, survived the crash by bailing (Find-A-Grave by Fred).	Ysselstein, Holland
13	Kruse,	Uffz				7/StG-1 (S.U.)	Ju 87D-1 Werk # 2087 "J9 + HH" (lost 2/23/43)	Dive Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with unnamed crew 23 February, 1943 NW of Kettwitschi due to flak. Ju 87 Loss List
14	Kruse,	Uffz				I/Schl.G-2 (Africa)	Bf 109F-4 Werk # 13372 (80% dam 2/9/43)	Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp	Injured in a crash at the Medenine airfield on takeoff on 9 February, 1943 due to engine trouble.
15	Kruse,	Uffz			1	3/JG-51 (8/44 S.U.)	Bf 109G	EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Il-2 (m.H.) on 23 August, 1944.
16	Hoene, Rudolf	Hptm				Flugber. Adlershof/G.L. (2/43)	Ju 52 Werk # 6066 (lost 2/18/43)	Transport Operational Clasp	KIC with his entire crew, 18 February, 1943, at Fagaras, near Bukarest, cause no reported. Remaining crew: Ofw Walter Kruse, R/O and Ofw Josef Moffert, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
17	Fingerhut, Gerhard	Uffz				9/KG-26	He 111H-6 Werk # 4098 "1H + BT" (lost 7/8/41)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA 8 July, 1941 when his ac failed to return from a mission to Birmingham, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Gefr Viktor Guss, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Gefr Stefan Kruse, R/O (MIA) and Gefr Karl Russ, Gnr (MIA). Gefr Guss is buried in the War Cem. Ev.-Luth Friedhof at Borkum, Grave 604 (D.Drury).
18	Buchweitz, Walter	Fw				III/TG-2	Ju 52/3m Werk # Unk (dam 9/22/43)	Wound Badge, Transport Operational Clasp	WIA 22 September, 1943 due to enemy fire SW of Capraia, Tuscan Archipelago, Italy. Remaining crew, both WIA: Uffz Wilhelm Fett, Flt Engr and Gefr Kurt Kruse, Gnr (D.Drury).

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