KG40 November 43

[RT]

Who knows what occured the 26.november 1943,that day the KG40 lost 9 He177A a Gr.kdr + a Sta.kap. nd quite 50 men???


RT

[Andy Mitchell]

Remi,


21 Aircraft set off to attack convoy KMF 26 as it passed Cape Bougie on the Algerian coast. One aircraft suffered a broken crankshaft and was burnt out in the subsequent crash landing.
When they reached the convoy AA fire was intense.
Fighter cover for the convoy consisted of Sprifires of GC 1/7, P-39s of USAAF 350th FS and Beaufighters of 513 Sqdn RAF.
According to the write up in Profile No 234 these fighters accounted for 6 He 177s including those of Major Mons and Hptm Nuss.
Two more He 177s were wrecked on landing due to the weather conditions at their base - these crews survived (?).
II./KG 40 obtained at least one hit on Rohna, a troop carrying liner, which sank. nearly 1000 US servicemen perished.


Griehl/Dressel p130 quotes a similar situation but also indicates that the He 177s claimed a destoyer and two frigates together with 10 allied fighters (3 by the crew of Hptm Eidhoff)


Mons - F8+DX - 535677
Nuss - F8+BP - 535684
Hope that this helps.

[RT]

Great thks Andy,


Would you want the detail of the losses ??

I hv also collected some dozen more losses for F122, I was late sending you the logbook of Fuhrtjohann, but I am still waiting for the second part but no news till now..

RT

[Andy Mitchell]

Remi,


As I have a passing interest in KG 40 - yes the loss details would be interesting.

I look forward to the 122 losses and Fuhrtjohann's log.

many thanks