Hi Larry (and Peter Cornwell),
This is a loss that has puzzled me for a long time, and I'm happy to give what I think is the clue. In the past I'v e had extensive discussions with Peter Cornwell on this one. What was usually given of this Ju88 with the Behrmann crew was
- 4D+AM
- location South od Delft near Den Hoorn
The aircraft code would make it a 4./KG30 a/c, while most sources quoted Behrmann as being from 5./KG30.
The solution to this case is a picture that was taken in the Tedingerbroekpolder in Leidschendam. This is to the
north of Ypenburg
. The aircraft is heavily burnt, but the last N is clearly visible. The third letter is likely an A. So 4D+AN.
In a book on the history of Leidschendam the same picture appears, with additional information: crash at 5.30 a.m. on May 10, crew of ObLt Behrmann, and one crew member brought to the St Antoniushove hospital.
This last fact makes much more sense now, since with a crash south of Delft it was very unlikely that a wounded German crew member was brought to a hospital in Leidschendam, since the transport would have been through the Ypenburg area where there was heavy fighting between the LL-Korps paratroops and the Dutch troops re-conquering the airfield. A wounded person at Den Hoorn would have been brought to a hospital in Delft. But bringing a crew member of the Ju88 in the Tedingerbroekpolder to the former St. Antoniushove in Voorburg (it has moved since then) was a 10 min ride outside the fighting area.
You can find the picture here:
http://www.leidschendam-voorburg.nl/...LF-194022.html
I suppose you have it already in your data base.
This gives in my interpretation the following amended text for Peter:
5./KG30 Junkers Ju88A-1. Shot down by 2e Lt Droste of 1-V-2 during attack on AA positions near Den Haag and crashed in the Tedingerbroekpolder, Leidschendam, north of Ypenburg (Netherlands) 5.10 a.m. BS Obergefr Paul Müller killed, BO Fw Alfons Stahl captured badly wounded and admitted to St Antoniushove hospital in Voorburg – later released, FF Oberlt Theodor Behrmann
(Staffelkapitän) and BF Fw Erich Maar both captured slightly wounded. Aircraft 4D+AN 100% write-off.
In this case ObLt Behrmann was indeed StaKa of 5./KG30 (until 10.5.40).
Hope this helps,
Regards, Pieter