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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	*************Notes*************	Photo	Links	AuthorComments
1	Kothe, Hellmuth	Uffz	10/4/1920	Königslutter		1/Auf.Kl.Gr. Ob.d.L.	Ju 88D-1 Wwerk # 1627 "T5 +KC" (lost 2/1/42)	Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 1 February, 1942 when his ac was lost on a reconnaissance mission covering the Vitebsk vicinity, Belarus. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Oblt Erwin Pilz, Obs; Gefr Josef Wilhelm Gerken, R/O and Uffz P.Siegel, Gnr. Uffz Kothe, Oblt Pilz and Gefr Gerken are reported commemorated in the memorial book at Schtschatkowo, Belarus, by the VDK. No disposition on Uffz Siegel (D.Drury).
2	Menne, J. "Hans"	Lt				3(F)/122 (10/42 Schiphol)	Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430100 (50% dam 10/27/42)	Observer Operational Clasp	KIC 27 October, 1942; crash landed at the Schiphol airfield, cause not given. Remaining crew: Uffz Walter Pilz (uninjured), Obs; Fw Bernard Tabert (KIC), Flt Engr and Gefr Hans Roozen (uninjured), Gunner. Menne and Tabert were buried initially in the Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery on 30 October, 1942. Wiki Luft data. Added: Overturned at Schiphol airfield due to pilot error, killing he and his R/O. Lt Menne buried Yssel CW-4-89. Remaining crew: Uffz W.Pilz, Obs (Inj); Fw B.Tabert, R/O (KIC, bur CW-4-90) and Gefr H.Reesen, Gnr (Inj) (SGLO).
3	Pilz, Erich	Fw			6	6/SG-10 (5/44 S.U.)	Fw 190F	,DK-G (1/1/45), EK 1 & 2 Assault Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet Yak-9 on 25 May, 1944. A 2nd, a Yak-9 on 30 May, 1944. A 3rd, a LaGG-5 on 15 July, 1944. A 4th, a LaGG-5 on 4 September, 1944. A 5th, a Douglas DC-3 at Szegedin on 16 November, 1944. A 6th, a Yak-7 on 22 November, 1944.
4	Pilz, Erwin	Hptm	25/05/11	Woischnik/Upper Silesia		1./Aufkl.Gr. Ob.d.L (02/42)	Ju-88 D-1 "T5+KC" (lost on 01/02/42)		MIA on 01/02/42 near Orash between Witebsk and Welish.	Courtesy Christian König		CKönig
5	Pilz, Gerhard	Oblt	6/23/1916		1	1/JG-300 (12/43), Stfkpt 1/JG-300 (6/44)	Bf 109G-6 (lost 12/4/43), G-6 (dam 12/16/43), G-6 (lost 2/20/44), G-6/R6 Werk # Unk "White 1" (lost 3/6/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk "White 15" (lost 6/26/44 at Klosterneuburg)	EK 2 Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 26 June, 1944 during aerial combat at Klosterneuburg (JG-300 Loss List). The G-6 loss the night of 3/4 December, 1943 due to icing, pilot bailed uninjured. The G-6 loss 16 December, 1943 damaged due to B-17 return fire, pilot uninjured. WIA 20 February, 1944 during aerial combat with a B-24 in the Halberstadt - Braunschweig vicinity. The G-6 loss 6 March, 1944 due to aerial combat with a B-17 in the Almelo vicinity, pilot bailed uninjured (LOCS). One known victory, a P-51 40 km N of Bernberg on 20 June, 1944.
6	Pilz, Hans	Uffz				5/JG-3 (Med)	Bf 109F-4/Trop Werk # 8668 "Black 11 + -" (lost 4/1/42)	Fighter Operational Clasp	POW 1 April, 1942; sd by AA fire over Malta. He survived a crash landing at La Valetta, near Paola, and taken prisoner (German Losses Over Malta & C.König). Added: He is referred to as Franz Pilz in the 109 Loss List. Alternate spelling: Pelz
7	Pilz, Heinz	Ofw	10/29/1920		10	6/JG-52 (4/43 S.U.), 8/JG-11 (9/44 Breitscheid)	Bf 109G-6 Werk # 413552 " White 3" (lost 9/19/44)	EP EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 19 September, 1944 during aerial combat in the Enschede area, crashing his G-6 at Diepenveen (Snipperling) Holland (DeSwart). His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 30 April, 1943. A Yak-1 on 30 July, 1943. Two Il-2s (m.H.) on 17 August, 1943. A 5th, a Yak-1 on 1 September, 1943. A 6th, a Yak-1 on 8 September, 1943. A 7th, a Yak-9 on 23 October, 1943. An 8th, a Pe-2 on 10 January, 1944. A 9th, an Il-2 (m.H.) on 11 January, 1944. A 10th, a Yak-1 on 21 January, 1944. Added: Buried Yssel R-10-228 (SGLO).
8	Pilz, Rolf	Uffz				5/JG-27	Bf 109G-4 (Trop) Werk # 1562 "Black 5" (lost)	Fighter Operational Clasp	MIA 5 April, 1943 during aerial combat, crashed into the sea 30 km ENE of Cape Bon. Mombeek.
9	Pilz, Rudolf "Rolf"	Uffz	10/22/1916			3(F)/122 (Creil)	Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1515 "F6 + EL" (lost 7/29/42)	Observer Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 29 July, 1942 when he crashed into the North Sea after a daylight operation, cause not given. The entire crew perished. Pilzs body washed ashore at Fano Island on 20 September, 1942 and he was buried in the Fovrfelt Cemetery, Grave 23, in Esbjerg on 22 September, 1942. Remaining crew (MIA-No known Graves): Oblt Heinrich Henze, Obs; Uffz Ernst Schulte, R/O and Ofw Richard Lossack, Gunner. Source: Air War over Denmark. Named "Rolf" in Wiki Luft data.
10	Pilz, Walter	Ofw	11/10/1919	Hohendodelchen bei Magdeburg		5/KG-55 (1/41), IV/KG-55 as instr near wars end	He 111H	RK(3/24/43) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/15/42) EP(11/17/41) EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant	447 combat missions. Deceased 21 January, 1996 Bergfriede/Gardelegen (P. Bastin).
11	Pilz, Werner	Uffz				6/KG-54 (Med)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 8852 "B3 + FP" (lost 10/21/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew at Neapel 21 October, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
12	Pilz, Willi	Uffz	04/20/1912	Lautenthal/Harz		Oberbefehlshaber Süd (OBS) Reserve	He 111 H-6 Werk# 7752 (lost 09/04/1942)		KIC 4 September 1942 when his aircraft crashed in a sandstorm at Tobruk, Libya killing all on board. Uffz Pilz is buried in the German War Cemetery at Tobruk. Remaining crew names not known.			davedrury
13	Schwartze, H.	Uffz				3(F)/122 (Schiphol)	Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430521 "F6 + ML" (lost)	Observer Operational Clasp	MIA 28 January, 1943; shot down by a Spitfire of RAF No. 167 Sq., crashing at sea, 4 miles off Great Yarmouth. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz W. Pilz, Uffz P. Wagner and Uffz K. Herbinger. Wiki Luft data.

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