[Peter Cornwell]

Stab II./KG54 Junkers Ju88A-1. Shot down by AA fire and attacked by F/L J.M. Strickland of No.213 Squadron during sortie to bomb Portland Harbour installations. Possibly also that previously attacked by S/L H.D. McGregor and Sub-Lt D.M. Jeram. Belly-landed at Blacknore Fort, Portland Head, 10.40 a.m. FF Oberlt Karl Welte captured badly wounded in leg, BO Oberfw Karl Meier, BF Gefr Walter Gehre, and BS Flgr Gottfried Kagerbauer all captured unhurt. Aircraft B3+DC 100% write-off.

I must introduce a note of caution regarding the June 28 reference which I currently have documented as follows:

1./KG54 Junkers Ju88A-1. Crashed near Grafeld due to engine trouble during training flight. FF Uffz Karl Kubis slightly injured, HB Uffz Fritz Karsch and BF Gefr Fritz Podak both badly injured – admitted to hospital in Quakenbrück, rest of crew unhurt. Aircraft 50% damaged but repairable.

This loss was a 1 Staffel aircraft/crew and Kagerbauer was 5 Staffel. Such temporary attachments were by no means unusual but, to the best of knowledge, were generally effected within the individual Gruppen.