Help with Flugbuch entry!

[Harry]

I have a flugbuch with entries dated up to May 3rd 1945, but I need help in translating some entries. It is from a navigator/observer on a JU52. From what I can make out, they were flying out of Berlin up until April 28th 1945

[Harry]

An earlier entry mentioning a Thunderbolt...

[Ian Jewison]

Berlin cauldron abgeworfen - literally means to drop or throw things out?

Supply drops!!?!?

/Ian

[Gerdan]

7.7.44 Abgeschossen durch Thunderbolt - shot down by a Thunderbolt

27.4.45 AB Berlinkessel abgeworfen - AB Berlin pocket dropped
28.4.45 AB Berlinkessel abgeworfen - AB Berlin pocket dropped
29.4.45 Rückflug Treffer - hit on flight back
3.5.45 Maschine auf freiem Feld nach Notlandung wg. Betriebsstoffmangel gesprengt
plane in open field after forced landing (because of lack of gasoline) blown up.

KRIEGSENDE - End of the War

Gerdan

[Jonathan M]

Ian i think is correct, supply drops to the Berlin Kessel

Jonathan

[VtwinVince]

Very interesting entries, can we see the other half of the pages, with names and types of aircraft flown please?

[Harry]

WOW! Thanks for all your input!
It is an interesting flugbuch...

It is night time here now and flash photography is not great so I will wait until tomorrow before taking more pics. This logbook belonged to a Feldwebel navigator/observer attached to a transport unit flying JU52s. Entries are from July 1944 to the bitter end. It came as part of a grouping.

[markus stüber]

Hello,

yes, a great Flugbuch. It would be great to see the left pages of the entries, too!

Thanks in advance Markus

[Sturmvogel]

Ab

Hello,

AB means Abwurfbehaelter (drop canister). See an example here:
http://www.razyboard.com/system/more...5553259-0.html

Cheers,
Roger