Me 110 lost on 11/05/1940 over Belgium
 

On 11/05/1940 Me Bf-110 from 6./ZG 1 was lost over Belgium.
The two crewmembers were Uffz Maske Alexander and Obgfr Schulze Gerhard.
Where did this aircraft crasged andwhat happened with the crew ?

Re: Me 110 lost on 11/05/1940 over Belgium
 

The aircraft was damaged by AA fire and force-landed at Leiden, near Bocholt. Both crew members were wounded.

Re: Me 110 lost on 11/05/1940 over Belgium
 

Hello John,

Did this aircraft crashed in Belgium ?

Re: Me 110 lost on 11/05/1940 over Belgium
 

Hi Alain,

No almost certainly not in Belgium.
II./ZG1 was on May 10 and 11 active over western Holland.
The crash you refer to happened at Liedern near Bocholt, which is just across the dutch-german border east of Arnhem, which seems to confirm ths was on the return of a mission over Holland.
(The naming of the crash location as Leiden has often caused a lot of confusion, Leiden being of course in western Holland between The Hague and Schiphol.)

On the morning of May 11 II./ZG1 made a patrol towards the Rotterdam area, so this accident might have happened on that mission. But due to lack of more accurate timing I can't be more conclusive. Anyone with more data on the time?

The names of the crew are correct, both were slightly wounded and brought to the hospital.

Regards, Pieter

Re: Me 110 lost on 11/05/1940 over Belgium
 

Thanks Pieter for this marvellous information. If i ca help you with something around here in Belgium , please let me know.

Alain