Thread: He 111 - KG 54
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Old 5th December 2008, 18:36
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Re: He 111 - KG 54

Hi,

According to “12 days in may” by Cull, page 267, combat report of Wakeham (N2711 SO-D, 145 A/Flight sqdn) states : " I was detailed to attack formation of He 111 and did n°1 attack on outside Heinked of section, but broke away on closing and being hit. On returning to attack again I noticed it was giving to ground level. I followed it to the ground, delivering two more attacks and saw it finally force landed in a field near ARRAS. On circling I saw the pilot (Horst Fricke) get out and some soldiers approched "

Page 269, in the detailed many losses of KG54 :

“He 111P of 3./KG54 flown by Lt Res H.F. shot down and crash landed south of Lille: one killed in the air others POW of French.”

Arras is in the south of Arras and Epinoy and Oisy-le-Verger are 23 kms east of Arras.

We can guess that this B3+BL of 3./KG54 a/c tried to join Epinoy but crashed before to join it ! it was not so far. It crashed between Epinoy and Oisy-le-Verger. Church in the back of print in LiF n°10 page 4 is Oisy-le-Verger.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Im...Verger-62.jpeg

HTH

Bertrand H
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