[Seaplanes]

I have the following four Ar 196 losses in the Channel area from 1.1.41 to 31.5.41:

08.02.41 5./196 Ar 196A-4 W.Nr. 0129 6W+ON (BB+YC). 100% about 4 miles south of Dodman Point in Cornwall. Shot down by a Westland Whirlwind of No. 263 Sq. RAF piloted by P/O Graham. Apparently, he was himself shot down by return fire from the Arado. The German crew were:
Oblt. Adolf Berger (F + St.kap.) and Lt.z.See Hans-Erich Hirzt (B) both killed.

28.03.41 1./196 Ar 196A-2 W.Nr. 0060. 100% crashed due to bad weather en-route for Osteende. Ofw. Johannes Westphal (F) missing, Lt.z.See Karl-Adolf Schlitt (B) injured. I have noted the unit code for this aircraft as 6W+HN indicating 5./196 but three different sources claim this to be a 1./196 aircraft. Could someone clear this.

22.04.41 5./196 Ar 196A-3 W.Nr. 0167. 100% Hourtin. Crashed during air combat practice. Lt.z.See Wolrad Nicol (B) and Fw. Rudi Koch (F) both killed.

19.05.41 5./196 Ar 196A-4 W.Nr. 0120 6W+EN (GA+DT) 100% English Channel. Shot down by RAF Hurricanes. Lt.z.See Karl-Ernst Schmidt (B) and Ofw. Günther Nowak (F) both missing.