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Re: He111 of II/KG 53 lost 12 Jul 1940
These are the published loss listings that I have:
Two III Gruppe He 111s were lost on this date, but only one from II Gruppe.
Mason - 1969 - Battle Over Britain - p. 128
Il./KG 53 - Heinkel He 111H-2 - Combat Mission - Shot down by Spitfires of Malan, Mould and Stevenson of 74 Sqn., into sea off Margate. 100% damage. Three crew killed and two missing
Ramsey/Cornwell - 1980 - BoB Then and Now - p. 539
ll/KG53 - Heinkel He 111H-2 - Shot down by Pilot Officer Bickerdyke of No. 85 Squadron in action over convoy ten miles east of Aldeburgh 8.40 a.m. Crashed in North Sea. Three NCOs killed. two missing. Aircraft lost.
Cull - 2017 – Battle for the Channel - p. 70
4./KG53 - He111 - FTR: Uffz Rudolf Franke (pilot), Uffz Albert Dombrowski, Fw Paul Krink, Fw Georg Freitag, Gfr Wilhelm Ledl (all killed); victim of 603 Sqn.
Balss - 2018 - Luftwaffe Losses & Claims - Vol. 3 p. 150
4./KG 53 - OP - Kanal
Take off Lille-Nord - North sea, 10 mi southeast of Aldeburgh - Shot down by enemy fighter (85.Sq.) 8:40 am
He 111 H-2 - 100% damage
P Uffz. Rudolf Franke KIA, B Fw. Georg Freitag KIA, Bf Uffz. Albert Dombrowski KIA, Bm Fw. Paul Krink MIA, Bs Gefr. Wilhelm Ledl MIA
In the BBCA Parry describes the downing of an He 111 by 74 Squadron in the "Other Incidents" section for this date but does not identify the Heinkel's unit.
I have made an analysis of this particular combat, which is too long to add to the forum, but if you PM me with your email address I will send you what I have.
Peter
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