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Re: Ju 88 shot down by U-243 on 11 June 1944
The war diary of FdU Norwegen mentions the following air reconnaissance for 11 June 1944:
Fliegerführer 3: 1 Ju 88 on met and ice recce from Banak to Bear Island, South Cape and Hope Island, flown from 0504 to 1005 but nothing to report.
Fliegerführer 4: 1 Ju 88 on met recce west of Faeroes. Shot down by U-243 at 0205 in grid AN2911 after failing to answer recognition signals in time. One unwounded crew member rescued by U-boat.
Fliegerführer 5: 1 Ju 88 on met recce to Jan Mayen. Took off 0311 but overdue since 0941 in grid AF6177
This confirms that two Ju 88 on meteorological reconnaissance were lost on 11 June and that the Ju 88 D7+FN of Wekusta 5 was not the aircraft involved in the friendly fire incident. In all likelihood it was a Ju 88 from Wetterkette Südnorwegen (resp. Wekusta 3) based in Stavanger, but the identity of the aircraft and crew remains a mystery.
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