Lot 8858
Oberfeldwebel Grünsteudel - two flight logs of the radio operator on the aircraft crew of Knight's Cross winner Helmut Weinreich
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
Flight log from 07.06.1939 to 14.03.1943, with a total of 549 registered flights, of which 229 were combat missions “Feindflüge”, confirmed on 14.03.1943 on the last page. The pilot was predominantly Helmut Weinreich; Grünsteudel served on board as radio operator, flew primarily in the Ju-88. Listed operation areas: Norway, Baltic States, Holland, France (including Dunkirk), Italy, Sicily, Malta, Yugoslavia, Greece, Crete, Algiers, Tunis, Germany, etc. Also entries from the Battle of England: London, Coventry (bombing raid on the cathedral), Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle, Cardiff, Plymouth, Falmouth, etc. The second flight log from 14.03.1943 to 14.05.1944, with a total of 100 flights (no. 550–650), of which 20 were combat missions “Feindflüge”. Helmut Weinreich was awarded the German Cross in Gold on 22.01.1942 and the Knight's Cross on 22.10.1943. He flew a total of 320 combat missions as a bomber pilot. He served with Kampfgeschwader 30 and Jagdgeschwader 301. During an emergency landing on 18.11.1943 in Frankfurt, his aircraft crashed and exploded.Condition: II Questions about the lot?