[Peter Cornwell]

Gentlemen,

Such speculation is unhelpful. Matti has cited an NVM that states that Sdfr. Karl PLATZEK was amongst the crew of He115C (2755) from 1./KüFlGr.106 that made an emergency landing at Limingensee east from Namsos. That should resolve the question. Whether FLASCH (if he even existed) was lost that same day with the BECKHAUS crew remains to be established. I find no trace of him in the VDK database and am also concious that Matti has Bildberichter Sdfr. FLACK listed as part of the crew of the Fw200 of KGr.zbV.107that crashed near Berlin-Staaken that day (?). Still more digging to be done it seems.