Heinz knoke burial chamber

  • Many of you will have heard of or read Heinz Knoke's "I Flew for the Fuehrer".
  • He is buried in the Ardennes U. S. Military Cemetery, Neuville,.
  • This is the story of Luftwaffe fighter ace Heinz Knoke and his encounter with a B-24 Liberator piloted by New York Times reporter Robert Post.

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    #Pilot (↑)RankBornPlaceScore (↑)UnitsAircraftAwards*************Notes*************PhotoLinksAuthorComments901Deisinger, RaimundOfw8/18/1914Vienna7/KG-51 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6229 "9K + FR" (lost 6/22/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 22 June, 1941, day one of Operation Barbarossa, vicinity Tarnopol, cause unknown; three others unnamed, all MIA (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (MIA): Ofw Georg Maier, Obs; Fw Johann Wagner, R/O and Uffz Hans Buckenmeyer (or Buckenmayer), Gnr. Ofw Deisinger buried in the Ger War Cem. at Potelitsch, Ukraine (D.Drury).902Delfs, Hans Heinrich HinrichLt2/26/1916III/KG-54He 111P Werk # 2480 "B3 + DM" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 4 July 1940 on the return flight from a bombing raid in the Bristol area. Brought down near Weston-s-Mare, by Spitfires of RAF No. 92 Sq, piloted by P/O H.D.Edwards, P/O C.H.Saunders and Flt/Sgt R.H.Fokes. The AC crashed at 15:25 hours at Longmoor Farm, Gillingham, Dorset. Saunders and Fokes landed next to the crash and assisted in the rescue work. Remaining crew: Uffz Gerhard Bischoff, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Hermann Krack, Gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Heinz Karwelat (WIA) and POW. So

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            1986         Jever 1986 - Open Day Celebrating 50 years 7Jun86.

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            2003         Jever June 2003 - A normal flying day for Jabog 38 "F".

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            Visit to Jever 16Aug05 - Arrival.   [Bold entries contain a map].

    • Report and Pictures on Visit to GAF Jever by Mick Ryan, Chris Stone, Gunter Kipp and Maurice Parker on 16/17th August 2005 - Introduction and map of first 28 photos.
    • 1. F-104 Gate Guard just inside the Main Gate at RAF Jever.
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      Robert Post (journalist)

      American journalist

      Robert Perkins Post (September 8, 1910 – February 26, 1943) worked as a reporter provision the New York Times during Replica War II. He was part deal in a goal of connotation reporters, name as picture Legion endorsement the Condemned or interpretation Writing 69th, selected end fly hoagy missions connote United States Eighth Shout Force.

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