Otto Wahl, Luftwaffe: 18/09/1940, Battle of Britain

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    WAHL, OTTO
    Died 18/09/1940

    German Air Force
    Buried at CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY

    Location: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
    Number of casualties: 4787

    Cemetery/memorial reference: Plot 1 Row 10 Grave 389
     
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  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    Name: Otto Wahl
    Birth Date: 26 Feb 1912
    Death Date: 18 Sep 1940
    Cemetery: Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery
    Burial or Cremation Place: Cannock, Cannock Chase District, Staffordshire, England
    Has Bio?: Y
    Otto Wahl (1912-1940) - Find A Grave Memorial
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    Otto Wahl
    1912–1940
    BIRTH 26 FEB 1912 • Berleburg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    DEATH 18 SEP 1940 • Died as soldier WWII
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    Cause of Death
    über England abgeschossen [shot down over England]

    Occupation
    Feldwebel [Sargeant/Air Gunner]

    TD
     
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  3. graeme

    graeme Senior Member

    Morning,

    I have this on him

    Gefreiter 65109/33 Paul Lesker (gunner), Feldwebel Otto Wahl from Berleburg (pilot), Gefreiter 65109/25 Hans Buschbeck (radio operator) and Feldwebel O. Graf (observer) were the crew of a Junkers Ju 88A-1 (3168) of 9/KG77 based at Laon engaged on bombing London rail targets on Wednesday 18 September 1940.

    Following the attacks the Junkers was itself attacked by various pilots including Flying Officer R. Puda and possibly also Pilot Officer V. Bergman in Hurricanes of 310 Squadron. The starboard engine of the Junkers, 3Z+FT, was set alight and as a result the aircraft crashed and burned out near Vange Creek, Pitsea Marshes near Basildon, Essex.

    Graf alone managed to bale out and was captured wounded.

    The remainder of the crew were initially buried in Becontree Cemetery, Romford during Wednesday 25 September 1940, Lesker in Grave 683, Wahl in Grave 686 and Buschbeck in Grave 685. They were all reinterred are buried in Block 1.

    Regards,

    Graeme
     
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  4. Lindele

    Lindele formerly HA96

     
  5. Lindele

    Lindele formerly HA96


    Hi all,

    I did some research in Berleburg (today Bad Berleburg)
    There are many families with the name Wahl in Bad Berleburg of today and I spoke to Elke Wahl
    She will help to find the relatives of Otto Wahl.
    Stefan.
     
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  6. R. Lueckel

    R. Lueckel New Member

    Hi all,

    As his great-neffue I can give some information about him.
    He was an uncle on my father's mother's side.
    As far, as I know, he had four sisters and one brother.
    He was married but the contact to his wife got lost during time.
    I can remember my grandmother's (his oldest sister) old black-and-white photos showing him in uniform in front of his plane.
    Unfortunately they got lost.
    When I told my father about what I found here he became very sentimental.
    He's the last one alive who knew his uncle Otto personally.
    He told me, that there never has been any information about the fate of Otto before.

    Best thanks for your selfless research!

    Richard.
     
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  7. Lindele

    Lindele formerly HA96

    Good Evening,
    it does take time sometimes, so never give up. What a nice surprise to finally receive this reply.
    Stefan.
     

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