[Peter Cornwell]

Seaplanes,

I will try. Here is what I have currently listed for KGr.zbV 103 on 9 April 1940:

3./KGr.zbV 103 Junkers Ju52/3m (6423). Badly damaged by ground fire during aborted landing of troops of II./IR 324 at Oslo-Fornebu 8.05 a.m. Crashed and burned out. BO Hptmn Richard Wagner (Gruppenkommandeur) killed, FF Oberlt Robert Sandt (Staffelkapitän) injured, Fw Alfred Steenhold, Uffz[ ]Biemer, and Gefr[ ]Röhrs believed unhurt. Aircraft NG+VD 100% write-off.

KGr.zbV 103 Junkers Ju52/3m (6370). Shot down by AA fire attempting to land troops of II./IR 324 at Oslo-Fornebu 8.05 a.m. BF Uffz Ferdinand Brückner killed, rest of crew believed baled out unhurt. Aircraft 100% write-off.

KGr.zbV 103 Junkers Ju52/3m (6385). Shot down by AA fire attempting to land troops of II./IR 324 at Oslo-Fornebu 8.05 a.m. No crew casualties. Aircraft 100% write-off.

KGr.zbV 103 Junkers Ju52/3m (6100). Damaged by AA fire during landings at Oslo-Fornebu 8.05 a.m. No crew casualties. Aircraft 20% damaged but repairable.

KGr.zbV 103 Junkers Ju52/3m (6069). Wrecked in taxying accident after landing troops of II./IR 324 at Oslo-Fornebu 8.05 a.m. No crew casualties. Aircraft 100% write-off.

KGr.zbV 103 Junkers Ju52/3m (6257). Wrecked while taxying after landing troops of II./IR 324 at Oslo-Fornebu 8.05 a.m. No crew casualties. Aircraft 100% write-off.

KGr.zbV 103 Junkers Ju52/3m (6464). Wrecked in taxying accident after landing troops of II./IR 324 at Oslo-Fornebu 8.05 a.m. BM Fw Herbert Klawitter injured, rest of crew believed unhurt. Aircraft 100% write-off.

4./KGr.zbV 103 Junkers Ju52/3m (2862). Crashed and burned out in Kyrresvei, Stabekk, while attempting landing at Oslo-Fornebu 11.30 a.m. FF Oberlt Karl Köder (Staffelkapitän) killed, (Not found VDK) FF Lt Friedrich Papke, and BM Uffz Ferdinand Brückner both missing, BF Uffz Theodor Bienemann captured, admitted to hospital in Bærum with broken right arm – later released. Aircraft 100% write-off.


KGr.zbV 103 Junkers Ju52/3m (5410). Damaged in aborted take-off at Stade for sortie to Oslo-Fornebu. No crew casualties. Aircraft 30% damaged but repairable.

KGr.zbV 103 Junkers Ju52/3m (5223). Forced-landed at Wiepenkathen, south-west of Stade, cause not stated. No crew casualties. Aircraft 30% damaged but repairable.

If anyone can add anything or offer any corrections I will be grateful.