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1	Fischbach, Günther	Uffz	4/22/1921	Frankfürt am Main		10/KG-76 (1/44 Montpellier)	Ju 88A-4 Werk # 300232 "F1 + OU" (lost 1/23/44)	EK 1 & 2 Bomber Operational Clasp	KIC with his entire crew, 23 January, 1944, when on a training mission, their left engine caught fire. While attempting an emergency landing SW of Toulouse, the ac stalled and crashed into an embankment of the Garonne River, and burst into flames. Remaining crew (pos unk): Uffz Karl Kühnl (geb 12/3/1921, Eger), Ogefr Heinz Schück (geb 7/19/1921, Wiesbaden) and Ogefr Alfred Specht (geb 2/28/1923, Lorenzdorf) (G.Collaveri 4/2022). NOTE: I selected the pilot as Uffz Fischbach as the positions were not noted in the souce document. L-R: Heinz Schück, Gunther Fischbach, Karl Kühnl, Alfred Specht. Added: Uffz Fischbach buried Dagneux, Fr. Cem., Blk 37, Row 11, Gr 346. Uffz Kühnl buried , Dagneux, Fr. Cem., Blk 37, Row 11, Gr 347. Ogefr Schück buried Dagneux, Fr. Cem., Blk 37, Row 12, Gr 357 and Ogefr Specht buried Dagneux, Fr., Blk 37, Row 11, Gr 348 (M.Krebbers). Above and below Grave registration for the crew Courtesy Matt Krebbers
2	Kunisch, Bernhard	Oblt	3/20/1920	Neisse		7/KG-40	Fw 200C-4 Werk # 0166 "F8 + ER" (lost 8/15/43), Fw 200C-5 Werk # 0222 "F8 + AR" (lost 11/20/43)	Bomber Operational Clasp	MIA with entire crew, 20 November, 1943; failed to return from a mission. Shot down by Beaufighters W of Cape Ortegal, Corunna, Spain. Remaining crew (MIA): Hptm Horst Lückstädt (or Lückstedt), geb 4/22/1917, Co-pilot; Uffz Günther Nellner, geb 5/20/1921, Obs; Fw Franz Vrbka (or Urbka), geb 1/10/1920, R/O 1; Uffz Fritz Oetker, geb 7/14/1919, R/O 2; Fw Heinz Schatte, geb 8/17/1920, Wart and Uffz Gerhard Theilemann, geb 11/23/1921, Gunner. Source: B.Bines & D.Drury. Added: On 15 August, 1943, he was engaged in an attack on convoy OS53 when he was hit by return fire from the RN Sloop HMS Stork, and made an emergency landing at Santiago de Compostela, Corunna, Spain. The crew were interned and later repatriated. Remaining crew: Uffz Otto Specht, Co-pilot; Uffz Günther Nellner, Obs; Uffz Horst Flechsig (or Fleschsig), R/O 1; Uffz Fritz Ötker (or Oetker), R/O 2; Uffz Heinz Schatte (or Schadde), Flt Engr and Uffz Gerhard Theilemann, Gnr (D.Drury).
3	Specht, Günther	Obstlt	11/13/1914	Frankenstein Schlesien	34	3/ZG-26 (9/39), Kdr III/NJSchule-1 (10/41), 10/JG-1 (2/43), Kdr II/JG-11 (2/43 Wunstorf, 5/43), Kdr JG-11 (5/44 Eschborn)	Bf 110C, Bf 109G-5/AS Werk # 110064 "Black << + -" in II/JG-11, Bf 109G-6 Werk # Unk "Black << + -" (2/44), Fw 190A-9 Wk# 205033 'Black 4' (lost 1/1/45)	RK(4/8/44) Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/7/44) EP(8/23/43) EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with star pendant	Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid. Spechts personal marking was a 'winged pencil'. A Luftwaffe vet since 1939. His 1st victory, two Hampdens SE of Helgoland on 29 September, 1939. Lost his left eye in combat on 3 December, 1939 while downing a Wellington NW of Helgoland, over the North Sea. Due to his injury, he was forced to ditch into the North Sea also. KilledInAction (KIA) 1 January, 1945 in 'Black 4' during the attack on the Asch airfield. (Mombeek lists Specht as MIA.) He was shot down by a P-47, piloted by F/O Dave Johnson of the 366th FG. Johnson had to bail from his stricken AC and went to Specht's crashsite gathering papers and his pistol. Nominated for the EL. At least 32 victories in the West, including 15 four-engine bombers. One source states the victories at 35. Per Heinz Knoke, 'he was one of the bravest men I had ever known.' One known victory, his 20th, a P-38 at Fürstenau on 13 November, 1943. His 25th, a P-38 on 5 January, 1944. His 31st, a P-51 on 11 September, 1944, over northern Germany. Nos. 32 & 33 were Typhoons at Deventer on 26 September, 1944. A 34th, a P-51 at Stadthagen on 5 December, 1944. > Courtesy Christian König	L-R: Specht - Hauptmann Gerhard Sommer (RK Holder) - Kurt Tank (Fw 190 designer) Courtesy Christian König	Hampdens L4121 & L4126

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