Thread: Personal accounts and PoW Stories for the Battle of the Heligoland Bight: 18 December 1939
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Old 21st February 2014, 11:45
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Re: Personal accounts and PoW Stories for the Battle of the Heligoland Bight: 18 December 1939
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Originally Posted by Larry Hickey View Post
"18 December 1939: Wellington IA N2936. Shot down by Oberstlt Carl Schumacher (Geschwaderkommodore) of Stab JG1 and ditched and burned out just offshore Borkum (Spiekeroog) Island ca 1.45 p.m. Sergeant T. W. Holley and Corporal F. J. Taylor both killed in fighter attacks, (Pilot) Sergeant H. Ruse, Sergeant T. May, and Leading Aircraftsman H. A. Jones all captured. Aircraft LF*J a write-off."

Indeed Schumacher was officially credited with a victory, but I don`t believe he had brought down anything. N2936 felt to Olt. Pointner, Olt. Steinhoff, Ofw. Fleischmann, Fw. Gröning or Lt. Lent.

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