Thread: Seeking info on losses of three RAF Wellingtons and a Whitley over Germany on night of Sept 30-Oct 1, 1940
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Old 3rd July 2012, 21:36
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Re: Seeking info on losses of three RAF Wellingtons and a Whitley over Germany on night of Sept 30-Oct 1, 1940
Larry

As per Theo Boiten and his Nachtjagd War Diaries Luftwaffe made sort of five claims that night.

Werner Streib of 2./NJG 1 claimed
Wellington near Bersenbrück 22.49H (prob Wellington T2549)
Hampden near Bad Bergen 23.19H (Whitley T4130)
Wellington at Menslage 23.21H (either R3219 or R3292)

Heinrich Griese of 1./NJG 1 claimed
Wellington near Löningen 12km NW Quakenbrück 00.38H (see above)

Griese also made a claim together with another pilot only recorded as Kollak of a twin-engined aircraft at 01.00H, which turned out to have been a Ju 88 where the crew managed to escape unharmed. Needless to say that claim was not allowed...

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