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Albert Hain

Name : Albert Hain Died : 30th January 1940

Wireless Operator in He111H-2 1H+KM of 4 Staffel, II/KG26: The aircraft was claimed shot down by F/Lt Caesar B Hull & Sgt Frank Reginald 'Chotau' Carey of 43 Sqn, RAF Acklington in Hurricanes L1849 & L1728, aircraft crashed into the North Sea, five miles east of Coquet Island, Northumberland, at 12:45 [Sortie to Firth of Forth]. All four crew missing or killed: Fw FW Helmut Höfer pilot missing Uffz Richard Feist observer killed Ogfr Albert Hain wireless operator missing Gfr Werner Korsinsky mechanic missing

Known Service Details :
Squadron	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
		unknown	unknown	30th January 1940			Killed in Action

Aircraft for : Albert Hain
A list of all aircraft associated with Albert Hain. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
He111 Click the name above to see prints featuring He111 aircraft. Manufacturer : Heinkel	He111 The German medium bomber the Heinkel He111 was designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter. The first He111 flew on 24th of February 1935, piloted by chief test pilot Gerhard Nitschke. The Heinkel He111 was the primary medium bomber of the Luftwaffe during the opening years of World War Two and the major bomber during the Battle of Britain. It was also used as a torpedo bomber during the Battle of the Atlantic. The Heinkel He111 was used in all theatres, Western, Eastern, Middle East and Northern Africa. He111 continued in production into 1944 and by the end of the war it was used primarily as a transport. Its origins came from a pre war airliner design.

Squadrons for : Albert Hain
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Albert Hain. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
KG26 Country : Germany Fate : In May 1945 it began to rescue encircled German soldiers from the Courland pocket as the Red Army closed in. The Gruppe's last operation, on 9 May Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of KG26	KG26 Kampfgeschwader 26 (KG 26) "Löwengeschwader" Luftwaffe bomber wing unit during World War II. Its units participated on all of the fronts in the European Theatre until the end of the war. It operated three of the major German aircraft medium bomber types; the Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 88 and the Junkers Ju 188. The unit engaged in both strategic bombing, close air support, anti-shipping and aerial interdiction operations. The majority of its operational life – not entirely unlike another Luftwaffe wing designated KG 40 — was spent on anti-shipping missions Commanding officers Major-General Hans Siburg (1 May 1939 – September 1939) Oberst Robert Fuchs (29 September 1939 – June 1940) Oberstleutnant Karl Freiherr von Wechmar (July 1940 – 19 November 1940) Killed in action Oberst Robert Fuchs (November 1940 – acting) Oberstlt Benno Kosch (25 November 1940 – 11 February 1941) Oberst Alexander Holle (December 1940 – June 1941) General-Major Ernst-August Roth (15 December 1941 – 2 February 1942) Oberst Karl Stockmann (November 1942 – 31 January 1943) Oberstlt Werner Klümper (1 February 1943 – November 1944) Oberstlt Wilhelm Stemmler (November 1944 – January 1945) Oberstlt Georg Teske (February 1945 – 9 May 1945)

First created : 22:41, December 14, 2017
Created by : HMS

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