Ltn. Karl Crome from FFA4b

[vikinn]

Hi ,
29.07.1916 ( ns ) The German airplane was shot down in air combat in region Dvinsk on Russian Front by rottmistr Kozakov A.A. from 19KAO.

Pilot Ltn. Karl Crome from FFA4b was KIA at Lake Drysvaty. Name and fate of observer is unknown to my.

Probably, someone has an information about this event and name and fate of observer ?


Cheers vikinn.

[fliegertruppe]

Hello Vikinn,

Leutnant Karl Crome was't a member of the bavarian FFA 4.
Maybe FFA 4 ? I don't know.

Greeting
Reinhard

[James A. Pratt III]

CGAS has him in FFA4b and the unit was in Russia at this time

[Immo_Frese]

Originally Posted by James A. Pratt III

CGAS has him in FFA4b and the unit was in Russia at this time

James, Fliegertruppe is most probably the guy with the greatest knowledge about the bavarian personnel and units here on the forum.

I think his guess that FFA 4 is the unit in question is right. FFA 4b flew for HGr. Linsingen during summer 1916. This was too far south.

Vikinn, FFA 4 was also active on the eastern front. It was part of Armeegruppe Scholz. Dryswjaty-Lake was located in the center of AG Scholz' Army-area...

Immo

[vikinn]

Hello ,Immo

Thank you for help.

Cheers vikinn

[Rick]

Vikinn:
First of all Crome was a member of FFA 4 (not 4b). I goofed. His oberver is not known, but from the Deutschen Verlustlisten the best choices are Ltn. Josef Just or Ltn.d.R. Heinrich Kroos, assuming they were WIA. Units are not provided. Sorry. R.

[vikinn]

Hello ,Rick

Thank you for information. Very interestingly.

Cheers vikinn

[James A. Pratt III]

another error found in CGAS one of these days I will write an artical for OTF about CGAS errata.