[robert]

Hi,

14.9.42
at about 12.40 hrs Sea Hurricanes were scrambled to intercept incoming raid of 20 Ju 88s of III./KG26. Three Ju 88s were indeed shot down by English fighters:
W.Nr.140083 1T+LT, W.Nr.004589 1T+FS, W.Nr.001774 1T+OT - totally 12 MIA
Further two Ju 88s were damaged by flak and one of them, W.Nr.140085, crashed on landing at Banak - pilot KIA and three INJ. The second plane returned with two WIA on board.
At 12.50 hrs the convoy had been attacked by I./KG30. A Ju 88 of staff section was hit by flak and gunner was killed.
Later 22 He 111s of I./KG26 arrived. Seven He 111s and 28 airmen were lost:
W.Nr.7229 1H+NH, W.Nr.7043 1H+HH, W.Nr.7381 1H+MH, W.Nr.4473 1H+AK, W.Nr. 7150 1H+ML, W.Nr.7232 1H+FL, W.Nr.4825 1H+GL
Further two were damaged: W.Nr.7157 1H+GH, W.Nr.4818 1H+NK but they made their back to the mainland and were both crash-landed. Other two damaged successfully landed back at Bardufos with 1 KIA and 2 WIA.
At 14.37 hrs 18 Ju 88s of III./KG30 appeared over the convoy. One Ju 88 was brought down by naval flak: W.Nr.142121 4D+GS - 4 MIA and another crashed on landing at Banak: W.Nr.881742 4D+KR - 1 KIA and 3 INJ.
Further losses were:
He 115 W.nr.2413 1./406 - three airmen were rescued by other seaplane
He 115 W.Nr.2407 8L+BH - 3 MIA
He 115 W.Nr.2099 8L+IH - crash-landed 20 km N of Nordkap
He 115 W.Nr.3253 8L+AH - also crash-landed

Robert