11 May 1942 - Ju 88 loss near Selsey Bill
 

340 Squadron (Capitaine Fayolle) is reported to have shot down a (reconaissance?) Junkers 88 around 19:45hs near Selsey Bill, on the 11th May 1942. This victory is well written on the book "La vieille Équipe" from Dupérier and I would like to identify it.

Thanks
Adriano

Re: 11 May 1942 - Ju 88 loss near Selsey Bill
 

Ju 88 D-1, 1173, 4U+GH, 1.(F)/123. Ofw Wilhelm Hollerweger, Lt Adalbert Santer, Uffz Günther Gross, Gefr Albert Tatan missing

Re: 11 May 1942 - Ju 88 loss near Selsey Bill
 

Hello Chris,

I had tried earlier this site: http://www.wiki.luftwaffedata.co.uk/...._Gr._123_1942

But got no joy...Strangely Dupérier do report that the crew should have been very important, since the Luftwaffe sent a number of fighters and boats to search for the crew on his "War Diaries" (La Vieille Équipe), pg.132, from which I do quote on the original French Language: "L'appareil devait compter dasn son équipage quelque haute personalité de la Luftwaffe, car les Allemands envoyèrent sur les lieux bon nombre de chasseurs, ainsi que plusieurs vedettes de sauvetage; mais tout cela en vain."

Thanks for sharing the machine and crew. Very interesting.

Adriano

Re: 11 May 1942 - Ju 88 loss near Selsey Bill
 

Maybe they radioed before they crashed which gave an indication of the crash location. It would then be SOP to try & find them. No evidence I can see that they were that important