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Comprehensive document grouping to Honor Goblet recipient Waffen-Unteroffizier and Feldwebel Ferdinand Modl. Modl served as a Ju88 air gunner of fighter pilot ace Major Werner Hoffmann (Luftwaffe fighter pilot ace with 51 victories, Knight's Cross recipient, Gruppenkommandeur I./NJG5)
During his career he served with Zerstörer-Geschwader 26 "Horst Wessel", Nachtjagdgeschwader 4, Zerstörer-Geschwader 2 and Nachtjagdgeschwader 5.
He was awarded the War Merit Cross 2nd Class. the East Medal, the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class. the Squadron Clasp in bronze and the Luftwaffe Honor Goblet.
Wehrpaß with original attached photos. Full of notes and entries with Nachtjagd connection. Many trainings (see page 21).
All awards are noted inside. A long 2-page campaign list starting in March 1939 ending on 17.3.1945.
Campains in France, at the Balkan, in Russia, in Germany (... im Rahmen der Nachtjagd..) with I./N.J.G.5. Service in the West from 19.5.1944 "... im Rahmen der Nachtjagd ..." with Luftflottenkommando 3. Service in Germany "... im Rahmen der Nachtjagd ..." from 26.8.44 - 13.3.1945.
Good condition 2.
Very rare "Rollschein" issued by I./Nacht-Jagdgeschwader 5 (see Feldpost number 41733) and twice signed by the Gruppenkommandeur Hauptmann Werner Hoffmann (Luftwaffe fighter pilot ace with 51 victories, Knight's Cross recipient).
Green ID card with original photo in uniform.
"Luftwaffebordwartschein" with original photo issued by NJG 5 in October 1944. Original signature of Geschwaderkommodore Walter Borchers.
Walter Borchers (1916 - 6.3.1945), a flying ace who was credited with 59 aerial victories, including 43 nocturnal victories, 10 as a destroyer pilot and 6 four-engined bombers at day time, claimed in roughly 300 combat missions.
1981 dedication by Inspektor der Luftwaffe Friedrich Obleser.
Certificate by "Flieger-Waffenteschnische Schule 2" for passing the "Waffenunteroffizier" training. Issued on 31.8.1943.
Roughly 217 original photos to Modl taken in Rumania, Greece, Russia, etc.. Very impressive period time shots showing quite a few interesting aircrafts as well as unit emblems. Attached to the original pages of his photo album which were cut out.
Postwar POW related documents as well as a copy of the flight book of his former Gruppenkommandeur Hauptmann Werner Hoffmann (Luftwaffe fighter pilot ace with 51 victories, Knight's Cross recipient). The flight book contains 10 pages which all lists Modl as Werner Hoffmann's air gunner. A great source of research as it tells you the exact days, time, aircrafts, etc...
There is a printed list of Hofmann's victories as well as a 1981 issued "Jägerblatt" veteran's magazine. It is mainly on the "Jagdflieger" gathering in Saarbrücken in 1981 which Modl took part.
Finally, there is a machine written story by Modl describing his last enemy mission in 1945! Very interesting to read. He had to jump out of his aircraft and was badly wounded. A 10 page document written in 1945.
