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Re: UNKNOWN LUFTWAFFE BOMBER
Hello,
One of our EoE Researchers has located two photos of what must be this a/c in the EoE Photo DB. There were two photos posted on the "TOCH Luftwaffe Board Post by Volker_DO4NC 6-29-08" showing U5+FS, of 8./KG2 FL in the sand on a French beach with the rear fuselage shot to hell from a fighter attack.
My notes with these photos: "Source lives in Heidelberg, Germany, and his grandfather apparently worked for the Dornier factory during the war, as a civilian. There were a number of 8./KG2 Do17Zs that returned damaged from England on 8/13/40 with wounded crewmen. This was probably one of them. Another possible date is 9/15/40; three of that crew were KIA." So two good date possibilities here: 13.08.40 or 15.09.40. I'd sure like to pin this down to the correct one, either one of these or some other date. I consider this a candidate for one of our EoE Color Profile a/c.
Regarding the strange effect on the stbd prop blade, I fully agree with Ed North's interpretation of the mirror image in the water. Nicely spotted ED. I also agree with the idea that sand layering due to the tides accounts for the strange striations on the nose and engine nacelle, which are magnified on the image by the mirror effects on the surface of the pool of water.
We're getting a lot closer on this one.
Regards,
Larry Hickey
EoE Project Coordinator
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