615 Squadron - Incident on Aug 24 1940

[alcluith]

In the afternoon at 15.30 hours there was another air raid warning and the squadron sighted 15 HE 111s at Thameshaven about 15.50.
S/L. Kayll shot down one which P/O. McClintock finished off. It crashed near Hornchurch where P/O. McClintock landed and met the German pilot. The crew were taken prisoners and the aircraft destroyed.

Does anyone know of this incident and what happened to the Pilot of the He111

regards

Alcluith

[Peter Cornwell]

The crew were all captured so presumably ended up in Canada. I do not know their subsequent movements or history. Sorry.

9./KG53 Heinkel He111H-3. Port engine disabled by AA fire during sortie to bomb Hornchurch airfield, then set alight under attack by S/L J.R. Kayll and P/O J.A.P. McClintock of No.615 Squadron. Belly-landed at Fairclay Field, Clay Tye Hill, Bulphan, 3.50 p.m. Bomb-load later exploded. BO Lt Willy Lüttigen, BF Uffz Oskar Lackner and FF Fw Alfred Fraas captured unhurt. HS Uffz Karl Platzer and BS Uffz Herbert Hernaus captured wounded. Aircraft A1+KT 100% write-off.