He111 of 6./KG1 (?) down at Loon Plage Beach in 1940??

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Can anyone help ID this crashed He111?

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...3#ht_800wt_978

It is dated 20.9.40 and Loon Plage, which is near Dunkirk. We have nothing close to that date that fits in the EOE DB. This looks like it carries the 6./KG1 insignia. Can anyone help ID this one?

Regards,

[David Ransome]

Hi Larry,

Hope you are keeping well!

I'm pretty sure that the date will refer to when the troops were photographed rather than when the plane crashed as it looks to be too settled in the sand. Having said that I did a quick trawl through my known beach crashes for 6./KG1 and couldn't find any matches - not to say that I have all the info though!

Regards,

David

[Larry Hickey]

Hello all,

I've had a chance to study this photo a little more closely and I think that this does represent a 6./KG1 He111, although neither Peter C. nor I can find no good candidate for this loss. I don't remember seeing this flying owl badge on an aircraft before. Does anyone else have know of any examples of this insignia actually on an aircraft?

The code should be V4+EW or V4+FW, the last two digits of which are partially visible. The "E" or "F" appears to be black, when it should be yellow, but it may have been overprinted in black for night operations. Again, has anyone obtained any other views of this wreck, perhaps from an eBay auction?

Regards,