[Larry Hickey]

Hello Marcel,

Thanks for your comments. The photos show the aircraft with the tail and rear fuselage completely torn away, plus major wing damage on one side. It seems unlikely that this a/c would have been worth repairing. An 80% loss indicates very, very serious damage and essentially a write off. This doesn't seem to square with a later loss in 9.42.

Otherwise, the date 29 Sept. 1940 does match up with the white nose carried by the a/c, as does the unit (III./ZG26). Unless someone can turn up a better candidate with a W.Nr. 3428, this is probably the correct identification.

Much appreciated.

Regards,