He 111 Wk Nr 2857

[Chris Goss]

Does anyone have a record of this aircraft or fate? Believe it was part of KG 55, possibly III Gruppe

[ARADO001]

Hello Chris,
I have the following info from an old internet site.

15./16.04.1941: He 111 P-2 (2857) G1 + ES; Shot down by S/Ldr. J. Cunnigham and Sgt. C.F. Rawnsley in a Beaufighter from No. 604 Squadron during a mission to Belfast. Crashed into 10 & 12 Padwell Road, Southampton, Hampshire. (FF) Oblt. Günther von Seidlitz and (BO) Fw. Franz Hümmer killed. (BF) Uffz. Herbert Sauer and (BM) Uffz. Horst Rosenberg captured.

I'm not sure if this info is 100% correct.

Regards, Patrick

[ARADO001]

Forgot to add. Unit was 8./KG 55.

[Chris Goss]

Thanks for this-how about Wk Nr 2853? I have this alongside G1+BS

[G.R.Morrison]

I have the following for WNr.2853:

He 111P-2 WNr.2853 Erg.St./KG 55 Bruchlandung 14.Nov. 1940 at Fl.Pl. Landsberg. Damaged 25%

He 111P-2 WNr.2853 III./KG 55 (Stammkennzeichen may have been CX+NF) 23.June 1941 Damaged 30% by enemy fire at Klemensow, Bs Uffz. Georg Maier WIA.

He 111P-5 WNr.2853 Flzg.Führ.Sch. B 20 Crashed 13.May 1944 near Rosenborn due to engine trouble. Student Ogefr. Karl Binder killed and Bm Uffz. Otto Lehmann injured. 100% loss.

GRM

If you have a source for the Kennung G1+BS, I would be interested in including this tidbit.

[Chris Goss]

Thanks what I should have said is Wk Nr 2853 is parked alongside G1+BS