[Peter Cornwell]

This is a request for clarification on certain points of detail raised in this thread that I have followed with interest. Currently I have the following SNFKdo losses listed on the dates shown:

July 20, 1940: SeenotflugKdo. 1 Heinkel He59. Abandoned by crew 25 miles south of Selsey during rescue mission following attempts by Green Section of No.601 Squadron (F/O T.E. Hubbard, P/O M.D. Doulton, and P/O T. Grier) to shepherd inland 7.20 p.m. Four NCOs baled out and all missing. Aircraft 100% write-off.

July 20, 1940: SeenotflugKdo. 4 Heinkel He59 (0838). Shot down by P/O J.R. Urwin-Mann of No.238 Squadron during air-sea rescue mission three miles off Cherbourg 3.15 p.m. FF Fw Herbert Degel killed, BO Fw Gustav Luppe, BF Gefr John-Werner Rosenthal, and BM Hptgefr Peter Filz all missing. Aircraft D-AKAR 100% write-off.
The body of Herbert Degel was reported washed ashore in France on August 20.


July 27, 1940: SeenotflugKdo. 3 Heinkel He59 (1989). Shot down in the Channel during air-sea rescue mission 10 miles north-east of Dover by Hurricanes of No.615 Squadron (S/L J.R. Kayll, F/O P. Collard, F/O R.D. Pexton, P/O P.H. Hugo, P/O S.J. Madle, and P/O D.H. Hone) 7.00 p.m. FF Oberlt Erich Chudziak, BO Uffz Ernst Mälzer, BM Uffz Josef Baumiller, and BS Gefr Willi Paddags all missing, BF Uffz Josef Bühs rescued wounded. Aircraft D-AROO 100% write-off.


July 28, 1940: SeenotflugKdo. 3 Heinkel He59N (1851). Shot down by Sgt J. Robinson of No.111 Squadron during rescue mission and crash-landed on water ten miles west of Boulogne 3.05 p.m. BM Hptgefr Richard Nüchter and BS Gefr Paul Berg both killed, BO Lt Helmut Sandgaard, FF Georg Niwiadomski, and BF Obergefr Ludwig Fengel all rescued wounded. Aircraft D-ASUC 100% write-off.

July 28, 1940: SeenotflugKdo. 1 Heinkel He59N. Landed on sea 15 km west of Boulogne to assist crippled He59 (D-ASUC) of SeenotflugKdo.3 and severely damaged in attack by P/O H.M. Ferriss of No.111 Squadron 3.15 p.m. BO Lt Hermann Wählke and BF Fw Gerhard Kahl both rescued wounded, rest of crew rescued unhurt. Aircraft 60% damaged - write-off.

I appreciate that some of this differs significantly from what has gone before & I am anxious to correct any errors in my understanding. So my question is, does anyone hold any contemporary documentation such as KTBs or particularly NVMs that either supports or contradicts this version of events ? If you can assist, by PM or otherwise, then many thanks.