[edNorth]

Clay Blair in "Hitlers U-Boat War" 1942 - 1945 (page 591, Modern Library, New York 2000) has U-243 "shot down Ju 88 by mistake on the night of June 9-10".

I have this as 430678 D7+FN (but need time re-finding where the tie-up was made, or some one else can clarify better?) possibly from SIG Norway lists or them compiled by Bjorn Hafstein ?????

Its been quite many years I had look at this. Possibly they shot at another plane (Ju 52/3m ?) because "crew" of 430678 is in my notes only hand amended to Anhang 2 in my "Wetterflieger" book copy. Strangely they are two reported 11.06.44 and one 10.06.44. I had not realized before there possibly were other planes involved.

BF Gefr. Wallenfang, Hans +11.6.44 (my notes addition to Anhang 2 list)
Wd. Insp. Platz +11.6.44 (orginal Wetterflieger list, Angang 2, p.227)
Ofw. Kubin, Erich + 10.6.44 (my notes addition to Anhang 2 list)

My Ju 88 loss listings has this such:

430678 Ju 88 D-1 [D7+FN] Wekústa 5 (Luftflotte 5) OPS (F) crashed in PLQ 06öst/8633 on routine weather recce flight : belived downed in error by German submarine U.243 off Norway 10.06.1944 (F Ofw. Erich Kubin mis, Wd.Insp. Werner Platz killed, BF Gefr. Hans Wallenfang and BW Gefr. Werner Schnattler mis) [Note: rep as 10.06.44 in LWFLV losses (who has found this?) but Schwerdtfeger / Selinger state date 11.06.44 for Wd.Insp. Platz missing]

Possibly wrong crew, plane or position? The plot thickens, I hope this has not confused the original question.