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Re: Lone JU88 3rd May 1941 over Dry Drayton?
Hello James. I believe that I have researched this incident and other associated Luftwaffe intrusions into this area of Cambs in my book "War Torn Skies Cambridgeshire" by Red Kite books. Three were several incidents in 1941 of late night Ju 88`s circling around and around Cambs on dark nights in 1941 Some dropping the odd bombs here and there. The incident that perhaps you refer to is Fw Koster of NJG2`s attack on a Stirling bomber about to land at Oakington, the Stirling aborted landing and flew on...with the Junkers 88C-2 nightfighter in pursuit..they both crossed the path of another Stirling that actually gave chase the Junkers. The nightfighter eventually scored hits on its victim which crashed and burst into flames at Caxton Gibbett. Included in the book is an eye-witness account to another incident of a Ju 88 dropping bombs near to Oakington. Hope this is some help
Kind regards
Julian Evan-Hart
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