seeking info about Ju-88 sunk 10 May 1944 near Port Vendres
 

Hi everyone,

I'm seeking some more information about a Ju-88, which was sunk by friend Flak by accident on 10th may 1944, near Port-Vendres, south of France.
No victims. Does anyone have more information ? (crewlist, flightnumber, or something like that)

thanks a lot,

Hervé

Re: seeking info about Ju-88 sunk 10 May 1944 near Port Vendres
 

Hello Hervé,

nice to have you here.

From KTB 6. Sicherungsflottille:
Regards

Darius

Re: seeking info about Ju-88 sunk 10 May 1944 near Port Vendres
 

thank you Darius! any idea of crew list and mission?
best,
Hervé

Re: seeking info about Ju-88 sunk 10 May 1944 near Port Vendres
 

The problem will be no crew casualties means no NVM

Re: seeking info about Ju-88 sunk 10 May 1944 near Port Vendres
 

Not a problem for the crew anyway! ;) Still searching but not many chances to find something any more...

Re: seeking info about Ju-88 sunk 10 May 1944 near Port Vendres
 

Is there any possibility that the date was 11 May? There was a major German operation against convoy UGS-40 that night.

Re: seeking info about Ju-88 sunk 10 May 1944 near Port Vendres
 

KTB 6. Sicherungsflottille says 10th may... I don't know how accurate the ktb is but I don't think they're wrong.

Another question :
I thought the Ju 88 was shot by Flak Port Vendres ("friendly shot"), but Darius post says "by ennemy plane" (durch feindliches Flugzeug).

Any info very welcome! I do not know any more if this Ju was sunk by the Germans or the Allies... Can anyone help?

Re: seeking info about Ju-88 sunk 10 May 1944 near Port Vendres
 

Nick/Herve,

There is a very strong possibilty that the shootdown occurred on 11/12 June, 1944.

Possible contender:

10/11-6-1944
No.151 Sqn. (ADGB)
Mosquito NF.XIII MM448: DZ-E

Ju 88* destroyed 0150, 50m S of St Andre, Southern France.

103504 S/L (Pilot) Reginald Howard HARRISON DFC, RAFVR
121093 P/O (R/O) Edwin Philip Andrew HORREX DFC, RAFVR

See: Those Other Eagles/Shores/252 & RAF Fighter Command Victory Claims 1943-1945-Part Three/Foreman/102.

* Harrison actually claimed a Ju 188.

Col.

Re: seeking info about Ju-88 sunk 10 May 1944 near Port Vendres
 

Hello Nick,

Not to sidetrack the thread, but can you confirm how many German aircraft were lost that night? You wrote in Kampfflieger Volume Four that "Three I./KG 77 aircraft were missing from the first attacking group; from the second, III./KG 77 emerged minus five of its Ju 88s and I./ZG 1 also lost a Ju 88 C. In the third element, no fewer than seven aircraft of III./KG 26 were lost, five of them flown by crews on their first operation." That would make a total of 16 aircraft lost, but you also mentioned that a shadower had been shot down earlier by French Airacobras, so were there other aircraft losses?

You have a private message from me about an administrative matter.

Kind regards,

Dan

Re: seeking info about Ju-88 sunk 10 May 1944 near Port Vendres
 

Thank you Col,
but I'm not pretty sure of that: according to the ktb 6. Sich, this event occured on 10th may.

Thus, I read the diary story of 151st sq, St Andre was more a village near Bordeaux where an airfield was, so very far of Port Vendres (Port Vendres is near Perpignan, on the mediterranean sea)

No event at all on 10th may? I think more about a RAF squadron based in Mediterranean sea...

thanks,

Hervé