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Re: He59 9 October 1941 at Oostende Harbour (Belgium)
Stig,
Many thanks for your reply.
As 615 Squadron also claimed two He59’s destroyed in Oostende on 27/10/1941,only a few weeks later, I started to doubt about the date of this attack, but just found that the Lagebericht nr.761 (Der Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe, Führungsstab Ic, part of file 500-12452-000166 - Tsamo) dated 10/10/1941 (covering 9/10/1941 08h00 till 10/10/1941 08h00) mentions that 2 ‘Seenotflugzeuge’ were damaged in the port of Oostende, when the ‘Seeflughafen’ was attacked. No type nor unit is mentioned.
The Lagebericht nr.779 (part of file 500-12452-000170 – Tsamo) mentions for the attack on 27/10/1941 that 2 He59 were destroyed by fire, 3 He59 and He60 were damaged. The GQM report only mentions 2 He59’s (1 destroyed and 1 damaged).
Are the reduced number of losses and damaged aircraft mentioned in the GQM reports the result of clerical errors or was this common practice ?
Best regards
Luc
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