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3 3rd Feb. 1945 Unteroffizer Gunther Karl Heinrich Thurow &
Gefreiter Neff of 1 -
NJG-1 flying He-219 G9 + WH shot down by Mosquito NF MkXXX MT281 of No. 410
Sqn RCAF flown by Flt. Lt. B.N. Plummer DFC and his British navigator Flt. Lt.
E.H.Collis. Forced to crash land at Handorf due to ejection seat compressed air
system
failed. (source Profile No. 219 - He-219 by Richard Bateson)
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crew | photo | seat |
| 5th January 1945 | Luftwaffe | He 219A-O |
190188 G9+CK |
I./NJG 1 | Oberfeldwebel Josef Ströhlein, killed in action | ||
| Unteroffizier Keune, unhurt | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | ||||||
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Aircraft took off for Night Ops at 19.14 hrs. After engaging a 4-engined enemy aircraft the fighter was shot down by a Night Intruder at 20.08 hrs 5 Km South of Wesendorf. The pilot was killed,the W/O escaped by means of parachute. The report does not state whether the pilot was killed by the enemy fire or in the process of baling out, again no mention of the way the crew got out of the a/c.It was the second time for this particular crew that they had to get out of a He-219! W/O´s name given as: Unteroffizier Kenne |
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| 5th January 1945 | Luftwaffe | He 219A-2 |
420329 G9+BH |
I./NJG 1 | Oberfeldwebel Hans Keilich, wounded in action | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | |
| W/O unknown, unhurt | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | ||||||
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After an enine fire in the right engine the aircraft went out ofcontrol. The crew took to their parachutes, the aircraft crashed near Diepholz. Again no mention of the way the crew got out of the aircraft. |
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| 16th January 1945 | Luftwaffe | He 219A-2 |
- ? - G9+EK |
I./NJG 1 |
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Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz |
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Feldwebel Alfred Staffa ejected, unhurt 2nd ejection |
Leutnant Otto Fries ejected, injured 2nd ejection |
Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | |||||
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Shot down by Night Intruder at 21.45 hrs near Meschede. Crew escapedby means of parachute. Again no mention of the way the crew got out of the aircraft, but personal testimony from both crew members confirm ejections.This was the second ejection for both Fries and Staffa. (personal statements by both crew members |
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| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crew | seat | photo |
| 1st February 1945 | Luftwaffe | He 219A-0 |
190210 G9+HH |
I./NJG 1 |
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Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz |
| Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow ejected, unhurt |
Feldwebel Alfred Staffa ejected,
unhurt 3rd ejection |
Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | |||||
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Shot down by Night Intruder near Honnef, crew escaped by means of parachute. Again no mention of the way the crew got out of the aircraft With Fries injured in the ejection on 16th January his bordfunker Staffa paired with Modrow. Staffa made his third ejection from a Heinkel He-219 - probably the most ejections made in combat during World War II. |
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| 3rd February, 1945 | Luftwaffe | He 219A-2 |
290070 G9+OH |
I./NJG 1 | Hauptmann Alexander Count Resseguier de Miremont, unhurt | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | |
| Feldwebel Fritz Habicht, wounded in action | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | ||||||
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Shot down by Night Intruder, crew escaped by means of parachute.W/O severly wounded in the process. From the German wording it seems the W/O got wounded in the bale-out. A/c´s tactical Callsign given as G9+CH |
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| 3rd February, 1945 |
Unteroffizer Gunther Karl Heinrich
Thurow & Gefreiter Neff of 1 - NJG-1 flying He-219 G9 + WH shot down by Mosquito
NF MkXXX MT281 of No. 410 Sqn RCAF flown by Flt. Lt. B.N. Plummer DFC and his
British navigator Flt. Lt. |
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| 7th February 1945 | Luftwaffe | He 219A-2 |
290203 G9+ ? |
I./NJG 1 | Oberfeldwebel Hans Sieben, unhurt | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | |
| Unteroffizier Walter Stiefelhagen, unhurt | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | ||||||
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Shot down by friendly fire (Flak set one engine on fire) near Telgte. Crew escaped by means of parachute. Again no mention of the way the crew got out of the aircraft. |
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| 14th February 1945 | Luftwaffe | He 219A-2 |
290203 G9+ ? |
I./NJG 1 | Oberfeldwebel Hans Sieben, unhurt | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | |
| Unteroffizier Walter Stiefelhagen unhurt | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | ||||||
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No further details given besides the fact of a bale-out. See also entry for the 7th February |
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| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crew | photo | seat |
| 19th March 1945 | Luftwaffe | 1 He 219A-2 | - ? - | I./NJG | Hauptmann Werner Baake ejected, unhurt | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | |
| Feldwebel Rudolf Bettaque ejected, unhurt | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | ||||||
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Shot down by Night Intruder 35 Km North of Gießen, crew escaped by means of parachute. Again no mention of the way the crew got out of the aircraft |
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| 20th March 1945 | Luftwaffe | He 219A-2 |
- ? - G9+BL |
I./NJG 1 | Oberleutnant Heinz Oloff, unhurt | Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | |
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Feldwebel Helmut Fischer, unhurt |
Heinkell (compressed air) katapultsitz | ||||||
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Shot down by Night Intruder, crew escaped by means of parachute. Again another Double-"banger" ! See 31st December 1944. |
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| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 19th April 1945 | Luftwaffe | Heinkel He-162 | 3 Staffel JG-1 |
Fhj. Fw. Gunther Kirchner (latest information suggests Kirchner did not eject and was killed in aircraft crash) |
Heinkel (cartridge) scheudersitz | |||
| 20th April 1945 | Luftwaffe | Heinkel He-162 | 1 Gruppe / JG-1 | Shot down??? | Leutnant Rudolf Schmidtt ejected |
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Heinkel (cartridge) scheudersitz | |
| 21st April 1945 | Luftwaffe | Heinkel He-162 | 6 Staffel / JG-1 | Feldwebel Erwin Steeb ejected | Heinkel (cartridge) scheudersitz | |||
| 24th April 1945 | Luftwaffe | Heinkel He-162 | II Gruppe / JG-1 | Hptm. Paul-Heinrich Dahne ejected |
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Heinkel (cartridge) scheudersitz | ||
| 30th April 1945 | Luftwaffe | Heinkel He.162 | JG-1 | Lt. Hans Rechenberg (possibly ejected - needs clarification) | Heinkel (cartridge) scheudersitz | |||
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 1st May 1945 | Luftwaffe | Heinkel He-162 | JG-1 | Uffz Anton Riemer | Heinkel (cartridge) scheudersitz | |||
| 1st May 1945 | Luftwaffe | Heinkel He.162 | JG-1 | Lt. Adalbert Schlarp (possibly ejected - needs clarification) | Heinkel (cartridge) scheudersitz | |||
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