Luftwaffe loss night 2/3rd July 1944 in Normandy

[loiclemarchand]

Hello to all,

I'm seeking any info about a loss during the night of 2/3 July 1944, a Luftwaffe aircraft crashed at 00:15 in vicinity of le Neubourg (Evreux/Louviers area). Two crew member were killed and 3 managed to use their parachute, they are safe.

I think for a Ju-88 but I don't have any more info. Anyone have idea about the Unit, the crew or anything else ??

Warm thanks in advance.

Loic

[Chris Goss]

Not KG 2 or KG 6 and doesn't look like KG 54 from an initial glance. II/LG 1 lost 2 aircraft in a mission against shipping in the Seine Bay

[loiclemarchand]

Ok thanks Chris

[Marcel van Heijkop]

Not I./KG66.

Best regards,

Marcel

[loiclemarchand]

Thank you Marcel,
Well, the possibilities are reduced now.

Chris, do you have more info about these 2 LG1 losses ?

Regards
Loic

[Chris Goss]

Ju 88 A-4, 0880144383 4/LG 1 Seine Bay Uffz Helmut Stiller, Uffz Gerhard Hemprich, Ogefr Heinz Schäfer, Ogefr Max Heinke

Ju 88 A-4, 300397, 6/LG 1 Seine Bay Ofw Alfred Soster, Uffz Franz Salletmayer, Fw Rupert Kauworski, Ogefr Helmut Knauf

All were casualties but to what degree, I cannot say. You also quote a crew of 5?

[Jaap Woortman]

2/3-7-44
Kampfgeschwader 54. S.Radtke. Pg.214.
"Am 02./03.07. kehren vom Mineneinsatz die B3+VL (550422), Bes. Uffz. Hildebrand(3./54), und
die B3+DS, Bes, Uffz, Mann (8,/54), nicht zurueck. Die ,,VL" und die ,,DS" stuerzt ueber dem Landekopf ab."

That's all I have.

Jaap

[Brian Bines]

The LG1 history shows them all as missing except Helmut Knauf who was captured after baling out over the sea and being picked uo by HMS Goathland.

[loiclemarchand]

Thanks all for your contribution,

The Seine Bay seems to be very far from the crash point.

Yes Chris, the french report said 2 crew member carbonized in the wreck and 3 survivors...

Maybe that the state of bodies reminded two different individuals, no ?

Regards
Loic

[Chris Goss]

Just checked KG 54 and it says 3 July 44 for the loss of Uffz Gerhard Hildebrand (3/KG 54) & Hptm Wilhelm Heute (St Kap 8/KG 54) anti-shipping in Seine Bay. All crews missing. Again, it could be 2-3 or 3-4 July-KG 54 should have recorded the losses for 2 July as there was no guarantee if they were lost after midnight