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Re: Loss of Ju 88 on 17. April 1942 near Orfordness
Fair enough, the Ju 88 may have been damaged and to start emit black smoke from a damaged engine. As long as there is no after action report, assessment of damage, this must remain a hypothesis. Still, the claim that the aircraft plunged into the water may have been in a good faith. Combat reports are just narratives and not a detailed interrogation of what actually had been seen. It could be well Nomis saw the smoking aircraft going down, then lost contact, and then could not find the aircraft. It is typical for air combat, and especially air combat over sea.
Franek
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