[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

It appears that I didn't cast my net wide enough for the Ju88 in service with recon units:

I've located two losses to 1.(F)/120:

"November 4, 1940: 1.(F)/120 Junkers Ju88A-5 (0475). Aborted sortie to northern Scotland due to engine failure and crashed in the North Sea 50 miles off Yorkshire coast during return flight 11.07 a.m. FF Fw Helmut Hörning, BO Oberlt Horst Hesse, BS Gefr Johann Wülbeck, and BF Uffz Werner Kriegel all missing. Aircraft 100% write-off."

"November 12, 1940: 1.(F)/120 Junkers Ju88A-5 (0391). Crashed on landing at Stavanger-Sola following domestic flight due to undercarriage failure. No crew casualties. Aircraft 50% damaged but repairable."

In addition, I've found these two losses with another unit that I failed to ask about:

3.(F)/22

December 25, 1940:

3.(F)/22 Junkers Ju88A. Returned damaged in attack by F/O B.J.G. Carbury of No.603 Squadron 12 miles north-east of St Abbs Head during shipping-reconnaissance sortie over the Firth of Forth 1.40 p.m. FF Fw [ ] Haspel, BO Lt [ ] Vogel, BF Uffz [ ] Hausmann, and gunner all unhurt. Aircraft damage state not recorded.

3.(F)/22 Junkers Ju88A-5 (0535). Both engines damaged in attacks by Martlets of No.804 (FAA) Squadron (Lt L.V. Carver and Sub-Lt T.R.U. Parke) during shipping-reconnaissance sortie to Scapa Flow and belly-landed near Sandwick, north-east of Loch of Skaill, Orkney Islands, 2.05 p.m. FF Lt Karl Schipp, BO Fw Heinrich Schreiber, and BF Uffz Johann Spörl captured unhurt, BS Obergefr Karl Rotter captured badly wounded. Aircraft 4N+AL 100% write-off. (3 photos in the EOE DB)

I don't know if any other units from I.(F)/22 also had Ju88s assigned by the end of December, 1940.

So, I need dates for initial assignment and quantities for the Ju88 to these long range recon units, by individual squadron.

(F)/22

and

(F)/120

Can anyone help? Carl?

Regards,