Three Lw losses June 1940
 

Hi guys

Trying to estbalish identities of crews (and markings) of the following:

He115 1/506 damaged 9 June 1940 - two crew wounded.

He115 2/506 ditched and sunk 10 June 1940, crew rescued

He111 5/KG26 Oblt Kurt Bocking and crew lost. Who were the others?

Cheers
Brian

Re: Three Lw losses June 1940
 

9-6-40 Oblt Kurt Bocking, Fw Wilhelm Nordhorn, Fw Heinz Neidhardt, and Fw Erich Rau all missing from 'Achtung Torpedos Los ' ( umlaut over o in Bocking)

Re: Three Lw losses June 1940
 

Many thanks Brian - one down, two to go!

Cheers
Brian

Re: Three Lw losses June 1940
 

9.june 1 Kufl,gr,506 F PQ 5645/Altenbanken F J / FL brit HE115B 100 % 1 wounded Augustat fw pilot
plane "Rescued" in 1985 or some other
9.june 1 Kufl,gr,506 F X FL brit HE115 5 %
10.june 3 Kufl,gr,"606" F PQ 7295 N LFK sunderland skuas HE115 100 % 1 dead Prikker ltn z,s +1 wounded

Rémi

Re: Three Lw losses June 1940
 

Many thanks RT, just what I wanted.

Do we know the first names of Augustat and Prikker, mentioned?

Cheers
Brian

Re: Three Lw losses June 1940
 

For 5./KG 26 0n 09-06-40 it was a He 111 H-3 and there was also SdFhr Vogel of Lw. Kriegsberichter Kompanie 1 on board who is listed as missing.

Regards,

Norbert

Re: Three Lw losses June 1940
 

Thanks for that Norbert

What would Vogel's role have been?

Cheers
Brian

Re: Three Lw losses June 1940
 

War reporter?

Re: Three Lw losses June 1940
 

Thanks Chris

I should have known!

Cheers
Brian