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Old 19th July 2008, 11:13
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Re: Recon. losses July 1940

Here are the details you require Brian,

2.(F)/123 Dornier Do17P. Shot down by S/L J. R. A. Peel and P/O E. C. J. Wakeham of Yellow Section No. 145 Squadron 20 miles south-west of The Needles 5.30 a.m. during reconnaissance sortie over Portland - Isle of Wight - Cherbourg. (Ff) Fw Walter Plotzitzka killed, (Beo) Fw Rudolf Scherzinger and (Bf) Uffz Richard Storch both missing. Aircraft 4U+KK 100% write-off.
Walter Plotzitzka was later washed ashore in France and is buried at Bourdon.

2.(F)/123 Dornier Do17P. Shot down by S/L The Hon. J. W. M. Aitken and F/O W. P. Clyde of No. 601 Squadron 15 miles off Cherbourg during reconnaissance sortie to Bournemouth and Lyme Regis 10.26 a.m. (Ff) Lt Hans-Joachim Nest, (Beo) Lt Bernhard Vedder, and (Bf) Uffz Friedrich-Wilhelm Elicker all missing. Aircraft 4U+FK 100% write-off.
Bernd Vedder was later washed ashore in Belgium and is buried at Lommel.

1.(F)/120 Heinkel He111H-2. Engaged east-south-east of St Abbs Head by Green Section of No. 602 Squadron reconnaissance sortie to the Firth of Forth and port engine set alight under attack by F/O P. C. Webb 7.35 p.m. Crashed in the North Sea. (Ff) Fw Rudolf Zöphel, (Beo) Lt Werner Bank (Staffelbildoffizier), and (Bm) Uffz Erich Kuhn killed. (Bf) Fw Kurt Goldau and (Bs) Uffz Erich Rentschler both missing. Aircraft 100% write-off.
Rudolf Zöphel was later washed ashore on the island of Amrum and is buried in Westerland along with Werner Bank. Erich Kuhn came ashore at Spiekeroog and is buried at Wangerooge.
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