[Andreas Brekken]

Hi.

Martenson and Sepa landed in a field close to the farm Østre Krok, and the third aircraft behind the barn at the farm Søndre Soprim.

I have the name of the third pilot in my notes somewhere, the aircraft where all brought to Rygge and destroyed there along with the Bf 109s from 16./JG 5 (or really known as the new 6./JG 5 at this time) as far as I know.

We have tried to establish from which unit the aircraft came, but this has proven quite difficult, as the tale about how these aircraft ended up in Norway was more or less a question of the pilots picking the aircraft in best shape to make the flight from the aircraft available on the airfield they took off from.

As far as I have been told, Martenson and Sepa were in Germany on a FW 190 conversion course when they joined the flight northwards.

I will try to locate the info I have on the pilot that led the formation, from my recollection he was from JG 3, and had a few of his unit comrades with him in addition to what I do believe he described as 'Zwei Esten oder Letten'.

I do not know if Jochen Prien has anything in his JG 3 books on this matter?

Regards,
Andreas B