Rosenoff Wayne E Lt

Assigned Aircraft	P-51D 44-13724 (D. Balfanz)
Mission History	17 in a P-38 18 in a P-51
Mission List	Not Known
Air Scores	0-0-0
Ground Scores	1-2
Score Detail	05 September 1944 He-111 destroyed (ground) Stuttgart/Echterdingen 05 September 1944 He-111 damaged (ground) Stuttgart/Echterdingen 05 September 1944 Me-410 damaged (ground) Stuttgart/Echterdingen
Notes	Born in Ritzville, Washington, 21st August 1917 Entered service from Sacramento, California ASN - 0-760206 14 June 1944 - Joined the 343rd Fighter Squadron August 1944 - Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant 11 September 1944 - Missing in Action (Prisoner of War) MACR No.08682 Lt. Phillip Gangemi reported: "On Sept. 11, 1944, Capt. Robert Brown was leading Tudor Squadron. I was flying #2 position, Lt. Rosenhoff #3 and Lt. Blair in #4 position, (in Brown's flight). Capt. Brown dropped belly tanks in the vicinity of Sonneberg, Germany at 12.00 and bounced a bogie which turned out to be a Mosquito. Then Capt. Brown turned for home base, flying at 26,000 feet on a heading of 265 degrees for about 15 minutes. Someone called in and said that bombers were being attacked to the left. Capt. brown headed into the fight. At that time I, Lt. Rosenhoff and Lt. Blair were line abreast with Capt. Brown. Just as we entered the middle of the fight, I glanced to the left and saw what I believed to be a Tudor airplane with the right wing knocked off and burning. The plane could have been struck by pieces of other aircraft falling through the air. I do not believe that it was due to a direct enemy attack. The flight was split up in the encounter and we all returned home alone."
Memories	Wayne Rosenhoff tells his story. (Reproduced with kind permission of Mr. Robert M. Littlefield, from his book, Double Nickel - Double Trouble)
Additional Photo	Lt. Wayne E. Rosenhoff (W. Rosenhoff via R. M. Littlefield) Display of artefacts from the crash site of P-51D 44-13724 in the Museum of Air Battle over the Ore Mountains (WWW.MUSEUM119.CZ) Display of artefacts from the crash site of P-51D 44-13724 in the Museum of Air Battle over the Ore Mountains (WWW.MUSEUM119.CZ) Nb. Photos open in a new window. Close window to return to this page.