[Chris Goss]

Austin: Looking at the take off and attack time, my guess it would have been a He 111 based down south as opposed to up north in Norway and with 24 hours difference, it cannot be the same aircraft & crew-transiting from Norway to attack London in daylight would have been risky if not suicidal. Stab & I were meant to be at Beauvais, II Gruppe Amiens & III Gruppe Poix at this time but I do know that at the end of the Battle of Britain, Stab & III was at Gilze, I Gruppe Moersbeeck/Courtrai and that elements of I Gruppe were up in Norway. So in asnwer to your question, without a logbook or more detailed diaries, I cannot say but the Luftflotte report for this attack was quite detailed as you can see! Coastal Command reported some contact with He 111s-3 Nov, 248 Sqn claimed a probable at 1146 hrs east of the Shetlands and the next day, 269 Sqn claimed the same at 1550 hrs. Luftwaffe records say Mendler's He 111 was lost 4 Nov so if he was shot down, 269 Sqn are possibles.
SKG 10 book is with the publishers-no idea when it will be on the shelves!