[Brian Bines]

There is a photo of von Schwerin on page 14 of 'The Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain' by Armand van Ishoven. He is wearing the KC so it was taken after 31-7-40, standing next him is a Fw? with what looks like a gold Observor Badge possibly Rentz. As regards the crash at Barking I have this as at Beckton Marshes Jenkins Lane at 0019hrs after the Heinkel hit a Baloon Lane. Crew as FF Oblt Albert von Schwerin, B Oblt Phillipps (St.Kap) Bs Stab.Arzt.Dr. Albert Leuchtenberg, Bf Ofw Heinz Gohler, Bm Ofw Fritz Gundlack all killed. According to the Barking Advertiser of 30-11-40 the remains of one crewman was buried at Barking Cemetery by the Rev Bloomer as an unknown airman, with members of an RAF Baloon Unit attending. A bunch of flowers was handed to one of the RAF men to place on the coffin with a note 'To Some Mothers Son'