He 111H-6 from I./KG26....code?

[Lucky13]

Is it in any way possible to find out the code for this machine, a He 111H-6 from I./KG26 other than 1H+?? It had to do an emergency landing at sea south of Svalbard, after a mission on 13.09.42 . It has the Wk. Nr. 7567. The crew was picked up by a U-boat but the U-boat never returned and they're all since then MIA.

Crew,
Lt. Arnold Harnau (F) MIA
Uffz. Werner Telgenwerth (B) MIA
Uffz. Walter Kullick (Bf) MIA
Uffz. Friedrich Trunner (Bm) MIA

[Brian Bines]

The Luftwaffe QM's returns dated 15-9-42 has in type that 7567 ditched and the crew rescued by a U-Boat. In ink has been added the crew names and the code 1H+NK, A later amendment has the crews names listed and the U-Boat as failed to return. Any idea which U-Boat was involved

[obdl3945]

Hi...

U-589, as per www.uboat.net

"Sunk 14 Sept, 1942 in the Arctic Ocean south-west of Spitzbergen, in position 75.40N, 20.32E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Onslow, and depth charges from a Swordfish aircraft of the British escort carrier HMS Avenger (Sqdn 825). 44 dead (all hands lost)".

Regards...

Paul

[Lucky13]

Thank you very much! Very much appreciated!

[Brian Bines]

Paul, thanks for the U-Boat identity. On the same QM's report it also shows 1H+BK 4535 crew of Ltn Ruby seen in dinghy later changed to crew of Ltn. Ruby returned uninjured. (Ltn Ruby later shown as missing 9-12-42 ), Wn 4727 unnamed crew rescued by Seenot. aircraft, 7076 1H+DK or H crew of Oblt Thom (unlaut over o) seen in dinghy reported missing ( NB the Deutsche Flieger unter den Nordlicht site has Thom missing in 7076 1H+NK but QM's returns has him in 7076 1H+DK or H and Ltn Harnau in 7567 1H+NK )