1./506

[bill norman]

Can anyone shed any light on the loss of Ju88 S4+GH of 1./506 over the North Sea on the night of 12/13 June 1941? Area of loss possibly between 56ºN-58ºN

[Adam]

All I have is:

S4+GH
WNr 713
Uffz Ernst Prahl (F), Gfr Leopold Führer (Bf), Lt Hors Gothan (B), Uffz Erich Kleyn (Bm) all missing.

[Chris Goss]

No CC or FC claims

[bill norman]

Thanks,Adam. The wnr and first names are useful, though the 506 KTB gives Gothard and Kley '. What is your source?
Thanks, Chris. That narrows down possible causes of loss.

[Adam]

Hi Bill,

I double checked in case I'd SNAFU'd the post, but they are what I have recorded in my db. The source is the Gen.Qu.6.Abt loss reports. Nr. 3131/41, Lf.1

Does the KTB record whether a distress signal was received, or was this a low level sortie that ended in pilot error to close to wave tops?

[bill norman]

Adam,
Thanks for that. My micro-reader is temporarily 'kaputt' so I cannot consult my Gen.Qu.6 reports. S4+GH was one of 5 x Ju88s despatched on a 'strip' recce. It was tasked to fly as far as Q3823/15W (off Banff/Fraserburgh, on the Moray Firth). No distress signal. Cause of loss currently unknown, though Chris Goss's reply suggests that 'Luftkampf' might be ruled out

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi.

Loss record as recorded by GenQu 6 Abt:

http://www.ahs.no/ref_db/lw_loss_pub...?lossid=111813

Regarding the names, KommGenbObdM has noted Kleyn as Kley, then Klei with the i superimposed on the y in pencil, but the others as written here.

Guess the most reliable source would be a NVM, do not know if anyone has got one for these guys.

Regards,
Andreas B

[bill norman]

Thanks, Andreas.
KommGenObdM? Is that a useful source that I should know about?