Information concerning loss of Oblt. Suss over England
 

Hi,

Can anyone provide details on the loss of Oblt. Suss from Kampfegeschwader 1 Hindenburg who was lost over England?

Please see the photo of him bleow.

thanks

Rick

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Re: Information concerning loss of Oblt. Suss over England
 

1/KG1.
Heinkel He111H (3296). Sortie to West Raynham A/F, Norfolk. Crashed in the North Sea. Fw. Hermann Födisch (F), Oblt. Ernst Süss (B), Gefr. Hans Schönwetter (Bf), Gefr. Josef Overkäping (Bs) missing. Aircraft V4+DH lost.

Re: Information concerning loss of Oblt. Suss over England
 

What date was this?

Re: Information concerning loss of Oblt. Suss over England
 

29th October 1940

Re: Information concerning loss of Oblt. Suss over England
 

I believe Bordmechaniker Fw Karl GIESEN was also aboard the aircraft.

Re: Information concerning loss of Oblt. Suss over England
 

Thanks Peter, that was an unexpected surprise. I had this down as a 4 man crew! Another name to add to my ever increasing casualty list.

Re: Information concerning loss of Oblt. Suss over England
 

To Peter Cornwell, can I ask for your expert advice? The Heinkel He111 was designed to operate with a 5 man crew. So would they always operate during 1940/41 with 5 men? I'm starting to wonder how many other He111's I have on my records with only 4 men :(

Re: Information concerning loss of Oblt. Suss over England
 

The He111 didn't always operate with five crewmen aboard. Like most things in wartime it would be subject to the nature of the sortie and availability of crews etc. In short, it varied. Four or five but in my experience generally five crewmen were carried.

Re: Information concerning loss of Oblt. Suss over England
 

Thank you Peter.