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28th December 2008, 21:49
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Encounter over Denmark
On the 17/18th May 1942 a enemy fighter attacked Sergeant Medus and crew on the return flight from the “Rosemary” mining area. Stirling N6072 HA-J was damaged but returned to base, the reargunner returned fire and claimed a "damaged"
Is there any German records that record this encounter.? Regards Steve
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29th December 2008, 08:05
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Re: Encounter over Denmark
Steve
Where is the "Rosemary" mining area located ?
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29th December 2008, 10:15
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Re: Encounter over Denmark
Hi
Look at http://www.bombercrew.com/Mining/WestDenmark.htm and it shows that the Rosemary areas, 5 in all, were off the W Coast of Schleswig-Holstein. Technically they were off German territory as the German-Danish border is shown as coming offshore at an angle that makes the sea area German. Regards Dick
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29th December 2008, 16:56
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Re: Encounter over Denmark
There were a number of aircraft lost Gardening that night (7) of which 4 were due to Flak, 2 unknown, one in an accident. Hptm Hans-Georg Schütze of 4/NJG 2 claimed a Wellington NE of Pellworm at 0049 hrs and Oblt Rudolf Schönert of the same unit a Stirling NE Leeuwaarden at 0054 hrs. The former then crashed near Pellworm with the deaths of he and his crew. There is no record of any ac damaged so either Schütze was shot down by whom he shot down (possibly X3644/115 Sqn) or by some other cause.
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29th December 2008, 18:25
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Re: Encounter over Denmark
Hi Chris,
No.218 Squadron lost Short Stirling N6071 HA-G flown by F/Lt Arthur Humphreys DFC & crew on this night. This loss I think is down to Oberleutant Rudolf Schonert 4./NJG2. F/Lt Humphreys was on his 27th operation when made POW. The crews mining area was Daffodil I. Sergeant Medus was allotted Rosemary II. There is some confliction between the squadron ORB 540 & 541. One suggest the e/a was damaged, the other states the e/a broke-off when engaged, no results seen. ?
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29th December 2008, 19:26
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Re: Encounter over Denmark
Stephen: According to Chorley, the 218 Sqn ac was lost to Flak. There were no damaged nightfighters that night-maybe another optimistic claim?
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2nd January 2009, 10:35
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Re: Encounter over Denmark
Hi Chris
The Hans Richter Flugbuch reads: 493. Schoenert. Richter. Bf 110. R4+BM. Nachtjagd. Westerland. 18.5.42. 00:05. Westerland. 18.5. 02:10. 125`. The Hans Richter Abschussbeteiligungen reads: 24. Oblt Schoenert. 18.5.42. 00:54. Short Stirling b. Westerland (Aufschl. i. Dänemark).
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