[Kari Lumppio]

Hello again!

Of the Ju 88 fin found from Saaremaa island.


I managed to look more deeply to the issue and found one likely candidate. The KGr 506 KTB is available also as NARA microfilm. The relevant part for the Saaremaa episode is in film T1022/roll 3331. In 4.10.1941 (October 4th) one of the unit’s Ju 88 did not come back from mission. That day the mission was support ground battle fought on the cape Sõrve sääre (“Halbinsel Sörve”). Below should be part of a KTB page from the day with data for the plane, crew etc.

Interesting is the fact that the plane at the time was identified as “F 2/906” or belonging to 2./KGr 906. This Staffel was named to 2./KGr 506 later in the October (IIRC).

It seems that in the faithful day the Ju 88 “F 2/906” (8L+FK?) flew in pair with “C 2/906” which bombed place named Koltsi. Koltsi can be located for example looking this page:
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/EN/14/Koltsi.html

Koltsi in situated in the cape Sõrve and Kuressaare at the “base” of this cape on Eastern side (the homepage above gives bearing and distance to Kuressaare airfield EEKE from Koltsi).

The last sighting of Ju 88 “C 2/906” was in grid 2978 / 25 Ost. This location is over sea somewhat east from Koltsi.

Kari