Pahl, Richard (Kampf-Geschwader 51)
- Date of birth:
- February 6th, 1920 (Ludwigshafen/Republic of Baden, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 19th, 1944 (St. Nicholas Churchyard/South East England, England (United Kingdom))
- Buried on:
- Commonwealth War Graves Brighton Borough Cemetery
Plot: ZGP. Grave: 9.
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
03.03.1942: Leutnant, 9./ Kampfgeschwader 51, WIA - Ju88 A-4 damaged by antiaircraft near Ossatschij
18.04.1944: Oberleutnant, Staka, 1. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 51
18.04.1944-19.04.1944: Oberleutnant, Staka, 1./ KG-51, KIA, Me 410A-1 Werknummer 420.293 coded "9K + KH" shot down during a London raid by a Mosquito of 96th RAF Squadron flown by W/C E.D. Crew (DFC) - crashed in a cemetery at St Nicholas Churchyard, Brighton, Sussex - remaining crew :
-Fw Wilhelm Schuberth (o15.03.1920 Kulmbach), Bordfunker, Bordschütze, KIA
01.05.1944: posthumously promoted to Hauptmann
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- III. Gruppe, Kampf-Geschwader 51
- Awarded on:
- December 12th, 1943
Sources
- Photo 1:
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- https://ww2.dk/Lw Offz - L-R Apr 2023 .pdf