Lost Ju-52 near Tendra

[Constantine Korchagin]

Gentlemen;

Underwater club "SADKO" from Nikolaev, Ukraine
(www.sadko.mk.ua) address to you.

In 1980 club discovered lost german Ju-52/3m near the Tendra
(Tendrovskaya) spit in the Black Sea (Tendra situated near
the Ochakov).

In 1999 we rediscovered this airplane. This Ju-52 WNr. 5764
1Z+OK of 2./KGz.b.V. 1, was
shut-down 2 November 1941 by soviet pilots Spirov and
Maksimov. Now we already know names of crew:

Feldwebel Otto Luning (Flugzeugfuhrer)
Feldwebel Heinrich Zobel (Beobachter)
Feldwebel Alwin Ehrenberger (Bordmechaniker)
Gefreiter Heinz Fleitmann (Bordfunker)

Please,help us. We need to know more detail information
about this Ju-52 and its crew. We looking fore relatives and
fighting friends of pilots.

Sincerely yours

Constantine Korchagin,
Chief of club "SADKO"

[Richard T Eger]

Dear Constantine,

My first recommendation would be to contact the Wehrmachtsauskunftstelle fur
Kriegeverluste und Kriegsgefangene (WASt), which handles the Wehrmacht
perrsonnel records. The name has changed and today it is known as Deutsche
Dienstelle (WASt). Just look down below until you see the first
topic "Wehrmachtsauskunftstelle fur Kriegeverluste und Kriegsgefangene
(WASt)" without a number after it. Here you'll find contact information.

Another option is to contact other aircraft recovery groups and find out how
they have been able to reach family members of deceased Luftwaffe personnel.

Good luck.

Regards,
Richard