Group to Lt Moschke

[Hofstetter]

Thought I''d show a nice little group of a young fighter pilot who flew Me 109 in the west,
Had a flying report from training squadron (JG101) when in one of two Rotte's attacked a group of B17's.
He was wounded and awarded the wound badge in black when defending airfields in France by a raid from B-24's of the 8th Air Force.
He shot down a Stirling bomber when with Jadgruppe 200 a fighter Gruppe put together in response to D-day (from instructors and better students of JG101).
He was later transfered to an aufklarungs staffel which was put together specifically to target high altitude P38 recon aircraft (i think)
flying in pairs of Bf109"s.
He shot down an Auster light recon while there,
and was shot down himself some days later, and died from his wounds a few weeks later (just before his 21st birthday).
He was then awarded a EK 1 postumostly (or just before he died)
Not an Ace but a nice group I think all the same.

[Hofstetter]

a

[Hofstetter]

b

[Hofstetter]

Log book shows his Stirling heavy bomber victory
signed off by Oberleutnant Bell who also was transfered to Aufklarung Staffel Kaatch with him

[Hofstetter]

Report for shooting Auster,
and copy of his death certificate

[Hofstetter]

List of flights with Aufklarung staffel Kaatch shows his last flight shot down
and his award for postumous EK1 sent to his Father

[hucks216]

Very interesting set indeed. Just a pity that the Wound Badge citation wasn't signed a month later otherwise it would of been signed by Walter Nowotny but that is by-the-by. Do you know what unit shot him down on his last mission?

[Hofstetter]

Very interesting set indeed. Just a pity that the Wound Badge citation wasn't signed a month later otherwise it would of been signed by Walter Nowotny but that is by-the-by. Do you know what unit shot him down on his last mission?

I see what you mean Hucks, that would have been a bonus to have the signiature of Walter Nowotny.
No I don''t have any idea of the unit who shot him down unfortunately.
Cheers
Greg

[Eric JB]

Hi Greg,

Congratulations with such a nice fighter pilot grouping.

Thank you for showing it to us here on WAF.

yours friendly

Eric-Jan

[Eric JB]

Hi Greg,

Maybe this is interesting for you ?

I think that I did find your man in the book by Jean-Bernard Frappé.

La Luftwaffe face au débarquement allié, 6 juin a 31 août.

Album Historique Editions Heimdal.

His name is misspelled in the book as Maschke, and the Stirling in his Flugbuch seems to be a B-17

Two days later, on July 14, it is this time that B-17s "Flying Fortress" occur early in the morning in the south of France, and probably more on the Vercors where a hundred four-engine came to drop a thousand containers for the local resistance.
The interception of the American formation will occur much later than usual, and in the region of Valance.
The aerial battle which engages over the region stretching between Valence and Romans will result in claims of four victories, but also by recording three losses, partly consecutive to the intervention of the fighter escort.

And two B-17s fall at 9 hrs 17 at Saint-Marcellin, victims of the shooting of Lt. Maschke and Ofw. Isken of JGr.200.

For Lt. Maschke it was his first victory in the period of 6 juin a 31 août, and his first victory at all.(position QL).
For Ofw. Isken it was his third victory in the period of 6 juin a 31 août, making a total of 37 victories with that third one.(position Pl.Qu.5678).

yours friendly

Eric-Jan

[Hofstetter]

Hi Eric-Jan
That is most interesting, thankyou very much for that, it is nice to see related information in the history books.

His name is also misspelled as Maschke in the 'Kracker Luftwaffe Archive'.

Also of a little interest is that Ofw. Isken (mentioned below) was also transfered to Aufklarung Staffel Kaatsch along with Lt Moschke and ObLt Bell.

Cheers
Greg

[menju]

Thought I''d show a nice little group of a young fighter pilot who flew Me 109 in the west,
Had a flying report from training squadron (JG101) when in one of two Rotte's attacked a group of B17's.
He was wounded and awarded the wound badge in black when defending airfields in France by a raid from B-24's of the 8th Air Force.
He shot down a Stirling bomber when with Jadgruppe 200 a fighter Gruppe put together in response to D-day (from instructors and better students of JG101).
He was later transfered to an aufklarungs staffel which was put together specifically to target high altitude P38 recon aircraft (i think)
flying in pairs of Bf109"s.
He shot down an Auster light recon while there,
and was shot down himself some days later, and died from his wounds a few weeks later (just before his 21st birthday).
He was then awarded a EK 1 postumostly (or just before he died)
Not an Ace but a nice group I think all the same.

This is very interesting, because this Lt. Moschke (or Moeschke in earlier form) may be my very distant family originating from what is today Slovakia (Vysny Kubin). There was a very known noble family Meško (or Meskó in Hungarian). One branch of this family left Hungarian Kingdom at the beginning of the 18th century for Prussia, where they became Germans, changing their names to Moeschke. I am from Slovakia and my family name is also Meško.

[Hofstetter]

Here's another scan showing the EK1 document, I always found it strange how in the first picture came out with the signature of Holle looking quite dodgy.
Compare the same signature in another scan which is more what it is like and much smoother looking.