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# | Pilot (↑) | Rank | Born | Place | Score (↑) | Units | Aircraft | Awards | *************Notes************* | Photo (Click to Expand) | Links |
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1 | Langer, Siegfried | Hptm | 10/31/1911 | Stfkpt ErprobungsGr./Lehr Kdo-17 | He 111H-6 Werk # 4627 "6N + FR" (lost) | Bomber Operational Clasp | KIA 23 May, 1942 when he was shot down during the Avonmouth bombing raid by W/Cdr J.Cunningham and F/Lt C.F.Rawnsley (both distinguished airmen) in a Beaufighter of RAF No.604 Sq. The AC crashed at Elcombe Farm, Alvediston, near Shaftesbury, Dorset at 17:05 hours. Hptm Langer buried CC, Blk 7, Row 2, Gr 51. Remaining crew (all KIA; bur CC, Blk 7, Row 2): Ofw Gerhard Schmidt, Obs, bur Grave 50; Fw Paul Gaidies, R/O, bur Gr 44; Gefr Willi Worring, Gunner, bur Gr 43 and Fw Dietrich Hoffmann, Mech, bur Gr 52. Source: Bristol Past, John Penny & D.Drury. | Cannock Chase | |||
2 | Mewes, Helmut | Ofhr | 10/KG-100 (7/44) | He 111H-6 Werk # 7845 (lost 7/6/44) | Bomber Operational Clasp | WIA 6 July, 1944, when, due to a coolant loss, the ac caught fire upon making an emergency landing in a woods near Münchenreuth. Remaining crew: Gefr Heinz Schmidt (WIA), Gefr Werner Falkenstein (WIA) and Gefr Dietrich Michel (KIC) (C.König). | |||||
3 | Schmidt, | Lt | 1 | 6/JG-3 | Bf 109G | EK 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | His first known victory, a MiG-1 on 23 April, 1943. This could be Lt Hans Dietrich Schmidt of 5/JG-3 in May, 1944, or Lt Friedrich Wilhelm Schmidt of 6/JG-3, but inconclusive. | ||||
4 | Schmidt, Dietrich | Ofhr | 9/JG-11 (S.U.) | Fw 190A-8 Werk # 171660 (lost 8/4/44) | Fighter Operational Clasp | MIA 4 August, 1944 in aerial combat in the area of Kalvarija. Mombeek MIA List. | |||||
5 | Schmidt, Dietrich 'Dieter' | Hptm | 6/17/1919 | Karlsruhe | 39 | III/NJG-1, Stfkpt 8/NJG-1 (5/43), Stfkpt 7/NJG-1, IV/NJG-1(11 or 12 Stf 4/44), JG-7 (wars end) | Bf 110, Ju 88, Me 262 in JG-7 | RK(7/27/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44) EP(4/24/44) EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp | 171 combat missions, all victories were Night victories. Several multiple victory nights. One known victory, a Halifax northeast of Echterdingen on 25 March, 1943. A Lancaster and a Wellington on 5 May, 1943, opposing the Dortmund raid. Another Lancaster on 14 May, 1943. Another Lancaster on 13 June, 1943. A Lancaster W of Cloppenburg on 16 December, 1943, still in 8/NJG-1. A Mosquito 8 km NW of Klamp on 14 January, 1944. A Lancaster 1 km SE of Longwiller on 15 March, 1944. A "4 mot" at Dijon on 27 April, 1944. A triple victory on 4 May, 1944; all "4 mots" in the St. Dizier area. A "4 mot" S of Amsterdam on 22 May, 1944. A "4 mot" 5 km N of Ibbenbüren on 23 May, 1944. A double victory on 23 May, 1944; a Lancaster & a "4 mot" into the North Sea. A Lancaster 50 km W of Duisburg on 21 July, 1944. A 2nd Lancaster, same day, 30 km NW of Volkel. A "4 mot" W of Duisburg on 18 December, 1944. A Lancaster of RCAF No. 434 Sq. at Pfaffenhausen, E of Frankfürt on 16 January, 1945. His R/O Kurt Schönfeld. On a History Channel program "War in the Air", his name is stated as Dietrich Schmidt-Barbo. Deceased 6 March, 2002 Hofheim am Taunus (P. Bastin). | Archive Report HX189 Lancaster LL678 Operational Record |
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6 | Schmidt, Hans Dietrich | Lt | 2 | 5/JG-3 | Bf 109G | EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 at Jördenstorf-Laage on 13 May, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 at "Kyritz 120 degrees Nauen" on 19 May, 1944. | ||||
7 | Schmidt, Werner | Gefr | 1 | 3/JG-11 | Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170052 "Yellow 2" (lost) | EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp | KIA 15 April, 1944 during aerial combat with a P-47, crashing north of Elmshorn (Wiegels). One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 E of Fehmarn Is. on 11 April, 1944. This could be Dietrich or Werner, also of JG-11, but inconclusive. | ||||
8 | Seelen, Dietrich von | Lt | 5/KG-30 (S.U.) | Ju 88A-5 Werk # 7378 "4D + AN" (lost 10/5/41) | Bomber Operational Clasp | MIA 5 October, 1941during a mission near Kirowsk, no further detail. Remaining crew (all MIA): Gefr Hans Schmidt, Observer; Gefr Alois Trautmann, R/O and Gefr Bernard Brannt, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. |
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