[Peter Cornwell]

Evgeny,

Herewith details I currently have listed for the KG51 losses on that attack:

Stab KG51 Junkers Ju88A. Shot down by fighters and AA fire following attack on Ventnor RDF station. Crashed and burst into flames at Godshill Park, Isle of Wight, 12.25 p.m. Believed that claimed by P/O W. Beaumont and P/O R.M. Hogg of No.152 Squadron, but probably also attacked by F/L F.M. Thomas and Sgt E.E. Shepperd. FF Oberst Dr Johann-Volkmar Fisser (Geschwaderkommodore) killed, BO Lt Franz Schad and BF Oberlt Werner Lüderitz both captured slightly wounded, BS Sonderführer Adam Nothelfer (of Lw.Kr.Ber.Komp.5) captured badly burned. Aircraft 9K+AA 100% write-off.
Promoted subsequent to his death, the records of the Soldatenfriedhof at Cannock Chase record the rank of Johan-Volkmar Fisser as Generalmajor.

I./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1. Forced-landed at Le Havre damaged by fighters during attack on Portsmouth Harbour. FF Lt Heinz Unrau, BO Fw [ ] Winter, and rest of crew unhurt. Aircraft 9K+HL 30% damaged but repairable.

3./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1. Shot down in the Channel following attack on Portsmouth Harbour. BF Obergefr Wilhelm Nold killed (Not found VDK), FF Uffz Karl Kastner, BO Gefr Andreas Graf, and BS Gefr Otto Frieling all missing. Aircraft 9K+KL 100% write-off.

3./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1. Shot down by fighters during attack on Portsmouth Harbour and believed crashed near Calshot 1.00 p.m. FF Uffz Karl Zimmerman, BS Gefr Karl-Heinz Fahrenheim, and BF Obergefr Oskar Hansmann all baled out and captured wounded, BS Obergefr Theodor Dickel killed. Aircraft 9K+DL 100% write-off.
Theodor Dickel is buried in Ann’s Hill Cemetery at Gosport.

3./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1 (3134). Shot down by fighters during attack on Portsmouth Harbour and exploded over Thorney Island main wreckage falling on Horse Pasture Farm, Westbourne, 12.15 p.m. BO Oberlt Hans Graf, BF Gefr Horst Czepik, and FF Uffz Walter Floeter all killed, BS Gefr Günther Fleischmann baled out wounded landing at Hayling Island. Aircraft 9K+EL 100% write-off.
The dead crewmen from this aircraft were buried together at St Nicholas Church, West Thorney.
Wing panel bearing remains of cross marking and previously used as a ‘tally’ by the 391/48 (Hampshire) Searchlight Battery now in the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum.

6./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1. Ditched in the Channel following attack on Ventnor RDF station 12.20 p.m. FF Oberlt Hans-Joachim Flegel, BO Gefr Emil Rückert, BF Obergefr Reinhold Rener, and BS Uffz Josef Berghammer all missing. Aircraft 100% write-off.

Stab III./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1 (7073). Returned damaged by fighters during attack on Portsmouth Harbour 12.10 p.m. FF Major Walter Marienfeld (Gruppenkommandeur), BF Fw Josef Dorn, and BS Uffz [ ] Roth all unhurt, BO Lt Hans Schweisgut slightly wounded. Aircraft 9K+ED 10% damaged - repairable.

8./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1 (5063). Failed to return from attack on Portsmouth Harbour 12.10 p.m. FF Oberlt Wilhelm Nölken, BO Oberfw Georg Kessel, and BS Fw Philipp Velten all killed, BF Fw Otto Gundlach missing. Aircraft 9K+AS 100% write-off.

8./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1 (4078). Tail shot off by AA fire from French gunnery training ship Courbet and broke up during attack on Portsmouth Harbour 12.10 p.m. FF Oberlt Eberhard Wildermuth, BO Oberlt Otto Stärk, and BF Uffz Heinz Droese all baled out and captured unhurt, BS Uffz Konrad Rösch missing. Aircraft 9K+BS 100% write-off.
Pedal control lever, parachute silk and shroud lines recovered from bottom of harbour now in the Hawkinge Aeronautical Trust collection believed to be from this aircraft. Pair of binoculars and propeller assembly recovered by the Wealden Aviation Archaeological Group now in the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum.

8./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1 (5072). Missing following attack by RAF fighters during attack on Portsmouth Harbour 12.10 p.m. FF Lt Paul Seidel, BO Oberfw Fritz Lukoschuss, BF Uffz Heinrich Fischer all killed, BS Sonderfhr Ulrich Bigalke missing. Aircraft 9K+FS 100% write-off.

9./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1 (5052). Failed to return from attack on Portsmouth Harbour 12.10 p.m. FF Fw Adolf Schuss, BO Gefr Herbert Storeck, BF Gefr Alfred Merker, and BS Gefr Siebo Nostel all missing. Aircraft 9K+LT 100% write-off.

9./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1 (7091). Shot down by fighters during attack on Portsmouth Harbour 12.10 p.m. FF Lt Heinrich Höchstetter, BO Uffz Gottfried Noack, BS Uffz Alfred Stahr, and BF Uffz Otto Noack all missing. Aircraft 9K+HT 9K+KT 100% write-off.

9./KG51 Junkers Ju88A-1 (5042). Forced-landed at Le Havre damaged by fighters over the Isle of Wight following attack on Portsmouth Harbour 12.10 p.m. BS Sonderfhr Hugo Engel (of Lw.Kr.Ber.Komp.5) badly wounded, FF Lt Kurt Capesius, BO Uffz [ ] Kraus, and BF Obergefr Alfred Knoth all unhurt. Aircraft 9K+AT 30% damaged but repairable.