He-111 crew

[FPSOlkor]

http://vif2ne.ru/nvi/forum/files/000...11_spravka.jpg
http://vif2ne.ru/nvi/forum/files/000...36)_ZHeton.jpg
2 crewmembers were identified, 1 remains unidentified. And, of course, info on the plane would be welcome. Aircraft was found near former working village No5, Leningrad area. Finally crew was burried.

[RT]

Plane was in fact a Bf110H-3, sic, Wn 227, sic, code H8+BM of the 4.H33
Lost south-west of Schlüsselburg to air-combat on 24.jan.43, Crew
Oblt gustav Schmidt f
Ltn hans Ribbach b
uffz richard Behrend bs

all missed

rémi

[FPSOlkor]

The answer from Germany stated that it was He-111? And remaining part of the plane is so small, that no id is possible... Hmm... Was it an art-correctioning plane or a night fighter? Any possibility of identifying at least the plane type of victor?

[FPSOlkor]

There also is an opinion that the plane was e-3, rather than h-3...

[Kari Lumppio]

Salut!

4.(H)/33 flew also artillery correction flights in addition to normal reconnaissance duties. Based at Siverskaja from May 42 to late 43 and possibly was still there early 1944 too (at least one flight recorded over Gulf of Finland then). January 1943 the unit had 1 Me 110 C-5, 6 Me 110 E-3 and 3 Me 110 F-3 in the start of the month. They lost 2 E-3 and one F-3 "Durch Feindeinwirkung" plus one E-3 "Ohne" during the month (http://www.ww2.dk/oob/bestand/aufkl/b4ag33.html ).


In Norbert Hannig's (JG 54) book "Luftwaffe Ace Fighter" there is one story where they cover an artillery correcting Me 110 near Leningrad - most probably it was a 4.(H)/33 machine.

Kari

[RT]

I just quoted what is written in reports, Kari are right there are 4 losses reported
/Ladogasee/XBF110F-3Trop5040H8+FM/Schlüsselburg sudost,/A FJBF110H-3227H8+BMKrasnogwardeisk FP N FFLBF110E-32360Olckowka ost,XBF110E-32471

So our bird is a E-3, for Wn just possible 2227 or 227X But all these ones ar C-5...