Think I mentioned that he was with 6./JG11 (II Gruppe) above - this group would have been stationed at Jever A/D (flying Bf109G's) - but under control of the controllers at Helgoland.
 
Cheers
 
 

Delancey,
 
exactly where does
"Jasta Helgoland ( Hintzens squadron which was also known as '' The Boeing Pinchers '' )"
this nickname come from? I've not seen it mentioned anywhere.
Terveurn, it is actually the other way round, as Jever control gave the orders to the II./JG 11 and Jasta Helgoland came under this command. Nearby in Stade was the 2nd Jagddivision which controlled all the fighter units in the area.
Note that the radio traffic interception was listed under the frequency used and this varied between the Bf 109 Ts of Jasta Helgoland (FuG VII 2.50 to 3.75 MHz) and the Bf 109 Gs of the II./JG 11 (FuG 16 40 MHz).
Hintzen dies on the 16th March 1962 by the way.
 
Francis

Andreas,
I have photo copied nearly the entire mission from June 13th 1943 mission to Bremen/Kiel. I was at the USAF research library last summer researching our family member who was shot down after bombing Bremen. If you would like, send me your address and i will photo copy them and send them to you.
 
What is your interest? Do you have a family member who was part of the mission?
 
-Lewis
mycalew@gmail.com
 

Andreas,
After sending the message i wondered if you weren't from Germany based on your name 
 
Yes, I agree that having the story from both sides is the best way to accurately find out what happened. I would love to have a copy of the German records as well!
 
Tonight at work i should be able to scan and email the documents to you, however, your email does not show up in your profile, only your name, unless i am looking in the wrong location.
 
My wife's great-uncle piloted aircraft 42-5125, as you can see from the other posts, we are trying to locate the actual area that the plane was shot down off the coast. We believe we may know who the pilot was. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
 
From my military service, I know how terrifying it can be to have bombs dropped over your head. Please give my regards to the Kiel survivors that you have contact with.
 
-Lewis
 
 

Andreas ,
Lewis has some very useful papers which he kindly shared with me and I hope you will find them of value. The most striking thing about the Intelligence Summary is the difference in resistance over the targets - the Kiel raid sounds to have been murderous with 22 out of 76 B-17's lost mainly due to very heavy Luftwaffe attacks while at Bremen fighter opposition was decribed as '' negligible '' and flak was described as '' inaccurate '' .
My cousin and Lewis's relative were on the same bomber and appear to have been desperately unlucky to be shot down - I would be very interested to learn if your research bears out the likely identity of the Luftwaffe officer we think shot down ' our ' aircraft.

Andreas,
Glad we could help!
 
This 13th of June will be more meaningful this year since so many new contacts and pieces of information have been shared. I, and I am sure Delancy as well, look forward to hearing the story from those who were on the recieving end of the bombing that day so many years ago.
 
-Lewis

Andreas,
Any amount of research is very time consuming, I can not imagine doing what you are doing while also going about daily obligations! I would be very interested in what you have found thus far, especially when you get to Bremen! Best of luck with all of your work, this history is important to all of our peoples.
 
I do not have a fax machine here at home, only email. You do not "owe" me for anything :) I am completely satisfied in being able to help you in your endeavors.
 
Lewis

Andreas,
I have just briefly scrolled through your draft copy, you have done a most excellent job! I can not wait for a couple hours to read in greater detail all of the information you have provided. As far as the out come of Boom Town Jr., Delancy has the post accident testimonies of 2 of the crew members. I also have a copy if you would like. It gives some light as to the fates of the crew.
Thank you so much for your efforts, I am amazed and grateful that an interest is still present not only by our families but by those affected by the missions that day.
 
-Lewis

mycalew

Andreas,
I have just briefly scrolled through your draft copy, you have done a most excellent job! I can not wait for a couple hours to read in greater detail all of the information you have provided. As far as the out come of Boom Town Jr., Delancy has the post accident testimonies of 2 of the crew members. I also have a copy if you would like. It gives some light as to the fates of the crew.
Thank you so much for your efforts, I am amazed and grateful that an interest is still present not only by our families but by those affected by the missions that day.

-Lewis

 
Lewis,
I hope you enjoy reading - you may want to get a new copy of my website though because I had to add a section on the 95th this morning... if course, if there is more information on Boom Town Jr. you can share, I am happy do include it, especially if it is "first-hand accounts" like you suggested. I had been wondering about the fact that two of the crew are listed as POW but unfortunately, the MACR does not contain the Crew Interrogation Reports some other MACRs on the lost a/c had as their crew returned after hostilities ceased... By the way, I will update the section on 42-5125 later because I am almost convinced that your earlier assessment with Oblt. Hintzen being the Luftwaffe pilot to bring down the ship is - in my terms - "very likely". To be honest, the section is also so short for the moment because I was hoping you would have some additional insight that I could use...
 
With respect to my "efforts": this is our mutual history and only fools will ignore history. I had the honor to walk the city of Darmstadt with a US Veteran, a B-17 pilot, once (and I need to find out more about him and his military background later this year) but when we walked the city in the late '90s, Terry was very quiet and thoughtful. He then pointed at a church and told his spouse (who had asked why he was so quiet) "I have been here before..." - she said "Bull****, you have never been to Germany before..." and that was when he pointed towards the sky... later, he asked me what I was thinking about it, having been born in the city. My personal opinion is what I tried to express in my Introduction section: the war is over but the men that had been fighting it on both sides deserve to not be forgotten... they all paid a price, some of them the highest possible. Today, it should not matter what color the flag was they had been flying...
 
Mission #63 is (like any other) a good example: you are still looking for a family member out there, I am sure the family of Lt. Auth is also... the numbers are higher on the USAAF that day but a life is a life :(
 
Finally, on your request to link on the 305th BG Facebook page: be my guest, this is not written to remain hidden - and maybe one or the other will find it interesting, useful or even has to add information... there is so much I cannot get my hands on from here... and possibly the other way round. You can use http://www.chronicles-of-the-luftwaffe.de/?p=299 as the link... send me a link, I am on Facebook as well so I can see the comment :)
 
Andreas