QSAMIKE Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Good Evening Everyone...... I was lucky enough to find the following Log Books and other documents all to the same man...... Can anyone tell me anything about them..... Not my collecting field and also I cannot speak German...... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Oh yes I should also add that I have some of his fathers World War One soldiers documents...... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Oh yes I should also add that I have some of his fathers World War One soldiers documents...... Mike ... which we are waiing for in imperial!!!!! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernhard H.Holst Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Hello Mike. The first log book shown is for the flight training period ( the different phases of training). The second one shows transfer flights of ME 109 in France , as detailed in the following picture ( departure St.Omer and arriving Caen). A total of Kilometers flown is certified by an officer on staff with the log book apparently closed out as evidenced by the lines drawn. His Red Cross I.D. card in which he is now described as "Hilfsarzt' or assistant medical officer and a June 1944 handwritten change in rank as "Fahnenjunker Unteroffizier" or officer candidate for war service in the medical service. His pilot license follows. It seems that he switched career from pilot to medical officer . Medical officers to be were granted extensive leaves to attend medical schools with intermittent breaks for practical service as medical corps members. Thanks for showing this, Bernhard H. Holst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Hello Mike. The first log book shown is for the flight training period ( the different phases of training). The second one shows transfer flights of ME 109 in France , as detailed in the following picture ( departure St.Omer and arriving Caen). A total of Kilometers flown is certified by an officer on staff with the log book apparently closed out as evidenced by the lines drawn. His Red Cross I.D. card in which he is now described as "Hilfsarzt' or assistant medical officer and a June 1944 handwritten change in rank as "Fahnenjunker Unteroffizier" or officer candidate for war service in the medical service. His pilot license follows. It seems that he switched career from pilot to medical officer . Medical officers to be were granted extensive leaves to attend medical schools with intermittent breaks for practical service as medical corps members. Thanks for showing this, Bernhard H. Holst Thank you Bernhard....... Thanks for the information..... Here is a scan of another page from the second log book..... I can make out London and Hastings on this page and on another there is a mention of London and Portsmouth twice were these combat missions????? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 ... which we are waiing for in imperial!!!!! :-) There you go Chris...... Posted in Imperial...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernhard H.Holst Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Hello Mike: The log indicates 8 September as flight to 60 km west of London; 11 September Feindflug ( combat mission) London; 14 September Sperre am Kanal Boulogne-Hastings (blocking mission on the Chanel Boulogne-Hastings). Bernhard H. Holst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucks216 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) Does his pilots license show any entries that indicate what front line unit he flew with? Is that Jagdgeschwader 3 that I can see on the image of the inside page of the Flugbuch? Edited August 10, 2013 by hucks216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Does his pilots license show any entries that indicate what front line unit he flew with? Is that Jagdgeschwader 3 that I can see on the image of the inside page of the Flugbuch? Here are the written pages of his Pilots License..... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Liontas Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 very nice to see an actual log book. I love it when these come out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucks216 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Looks like he spent June-December 1940 with 1./JG-27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Looks like he spent June-December 1940 with 1./JG-27. It seems then that he was involved in a small part in the Battle of Britain....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucks216 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) His flight to 60km west of London came a day after the Luftwaffe changed tactics in the Battle and switched their attacks to London. Details for 8th September 1940 Details for 11th September 1940 Details for 14th September 1940 Edited August 11, 2013 by hucks216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now