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Re: Heinkel casualty -19th July 1940
7./KG55 Heinkel He111P. Engaged by Red Section of No.1 Squadron (S/L D.A. Pemberton, F/O P.G.H. Matthews, and P/O D.O.M. Browne) 20 miles north of Brighton during reconnaissance sortie to Bristol and Southampton. Eventually shot down by Red Section No.145 Squadron (F/O R.G. Dutton, F/O A. Ostowicz and P/O M.A. Newling) and crashed in the Channel five miles off Aldwick 6.00 p.m. FF Uffz Max Biskup, BF Fw Kurt Maeder, and FF Oberlt Rudi Westhaus all drowned, BM Fw Rudolf Kasten and HS Gefr Arthur Mensel both missing. Aircraft G1+AR 100% write-off.
Nothing was found despite searches by both the Selsey lifeboat Canadian Pacific and Shoreham Harbour lifeboat Rosa Wood and Phyllis Lunn.
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