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Re: Luftwaffe casualties in Ireland 1940
Hello Peter,
One aspect of this incident which confuses me is the location of the crash ie the Irish Sea. Schuldt and Sturm were both washed ashore, as Martin mentions, not too far from one and other on the WEST Coast of Ireland (approx. half way up the coast). If the crash did occur in the Irish Sea it would be most likely that any bodies washed ashore would be either the Irish East Coast or the North West coast of the UK. In one particular example some bodies of a Heinkel crew whish crashed in the St George's Channel having drifted were washed ashore near Kinsale Co. Cork on the South Coast of Ireland. That is about as far west as I have ever come across.
The Irish coastwatchers did observe " a large aircraft believed to be German off the coast of Kerry " early in the morning (07.30 Irish time). It was tracked passing the Shannon Basin and up along the west coast before heading west into the Atlantic. This route was not unusual for the Condors.
I would really appreciate the expertise of a nautical person well versed in the tides and currents around the Irish Coast.
Regards
Tony K
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