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3-7-40 Battle over Britain. Pg.137.
....and in Norway KG26 and KG30 commenced fairly regular operations
over Britain from Stavanger.
The most successful pilots on 3rd July were those of No. 603 (City
of Edinburgh) Squadron which was at this early stage of the Battle
operating Sections and Flights of Spitfires at Dyce, Montrose and
Turnhouse. At 13.46 hours Green Section (Fg.Off. B.J.G. Carbury,
Plt.Off.R.Berry and Plt.Off. B.Stapleton) was ordered off to
investigate an aircraft in the neighbourhood of Montrose and found
a Junkers Ju 88A-2 of 8 Staffel, KG 30, which they shot down into
the sea. Three of the crew were seen to survive the combat. At about
16.15 hours Red Section (Sqdn. Ldr.G.L.Denholm, Plt.Off. D.Stewart-
Clark and Sgt.I.K.Arber) intercepted another Ju 88 from the same
Staffel, twenty-five miles north-east of Peterhead; in shooting this
aircraft down, all three Spitfires suffered damage from the German
gunners.
8./KG30 Approx. 16.15 hrs. Ju88A-2 Crew Hptm.von Langsdorf, Ltn.
Buroth + Two crew missing.

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