He111s III/KG3 and KG53 in late 1944

[Brian]

Hi guys

I am aware that a number of He111s from the above units crashed in Holland and France during late 1944 whilst engaged in V-1 operations. Has anyone any specific details of locations and/or accounts.

Fingers crossed!
Brian

[Nick Beale]

Ultra HP 887: "An aircraft of 9./KG 3 shot up and ditched at 09.00/17th [September 1944] in Lake Blassemer near Leyden. Varrelbusch informed."

[rob van den nieuwendijk]

Hello Nick,

This is very interesting - exact location is Braassemermeer - a large lake about 5 miles northeast of Leiden -

I remember seeing pictures (source ??) of the blow up of a German plane in this lake - the eyewitness told me that it was a German plane and that the German blew it up in the last month of 1944 - I always thought that the eyewitness had mixed things up, because at that time the Germans were also blowing up bridges and I was unable to find details regarding a crash in 1944 in that area - well there is now proof of a German plane.

Who has more details on this plane?

Regards
Rob

[Dennis Peschier]

Click on the small map in the top right corner

http://www.kagerplassen.info/default.aspx?id=1&sub=0

Dennis

[Brian]

Hi Rob (we meet again!)

The Heinkel was 5K+ET of 9/KG3 apparently hit by own AA fire while returning from a V-1 launching sortie. Uffz Hans Jordens and his crew survived.

Cheers
Brian

[rob van den nieuwendijk]

Hello Brian, (yes we meet again - small world...)

Thanks for your input - can add another "new" crash to my "old" crashlist.

Cheers
Rob

[Brian]

Hi Rob

Do you have any information on other III/KG3/KG53 crash sites in Holland July-December 1944?

Cheers
Brian

[Tony Jones]

Brian

There is an AIR 40 file at the PRO which gives a month by month crash location for every German a/c in France, Belgium, Holland and later on Germany. This list continues into 1945. I copied all these last week

Tony

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Tony Jones

Brian

There is an AIR 40 file at the PRO which gives a month by month crash location for every German a/c in France, Belgium, Holland and later on Germany. This list continues into 1945. I copied all these last week

Tony

Do you mean AIR40/45?

[Tony Jones]

Nick

That's the one

Regards

Tony