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Old 26th July 2016, 13:12
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Lw casuality 04 September 1940

Can someone throw any light on the following incident please ?
He111 brought down at Wantisden nr Woodbridge Suffolk on 04 Sept 1940

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PS. not to be confused with another He111 -the day after ie. 05 Sept.
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Old 26th July 2016, 13:16
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Re: Lw casuality 04 September 1940

3-4 or 4-5 Sep 40? I can see that a He 111 of Stab I./KG 1 came down at Rendlesham 0100 hrs 5 Sep 40 (account from the pilot in my book 'The Luftwaffes' Battle of Britain: The Bomber's Battle"
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Old 26th July 2016, 13:38
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Re: Lw casuality 04 September 1940

Yes - thankyou Chris (have the book too)
Geographically very close by and of the night 4/5 Sept.......
The 'Rendlesham' event is indeed well documented
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Old 26th July 2016, 15:02
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Re: Lw casuality 04 September 1940

What is your source as there is nothing in LCA Vol 3 apart from the KG 1 crash?
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Old 26th July 2016, 15:30
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Re: Lw casuality 04 September 1940

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Can someone throw any light on the following incident please ?
He111 brought down at Wantisden nr Woodbridge Suffolk on 04 Sept 1940
No such incident. As Chris says, what is your source for this please ?
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Old 26th July 2016, 17:57
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Re: Lw casuality 04 September 1940

Thankyou - was only checking to be 100% - does indeed appear to be same incident - local records had two different dates on them (4/5) so wasn't sure of geography to be exact either.......
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Old 27th July 2016, 09:13
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Re: Lw casuality 04 September 1940

5 September 1940 Stab I./KG1 Heinkel He111H-3 (3324). Caught in searchlights during attack on Tilbury and port engine disabled by No.25 Squadron Blenheim night-fighter (P/O M.J. Herrick & Sgt J.S. Pugh). Bombs dumped blind and abandoned by crew at low level before crashing at Rendlesham, near Eyke, 1.10 a.m. Major Ludwig Maier (Gruppenkommandeur), BF Oberfw Erwin Stockert, and BM Uffz Horst Bendig all killed, BO Oberlt Job-Wilhelm Graf von Rittberg baled out but killed, FF Oberlt Hans-Dietrich Biebrach baled and captured unhurt. Aircraft V4+AB 100% write-off.
Biebrach landed at Office Piece, near Rendlesham, and surrendered himself to a nearby cottager. Von Rittberg remained unaccounted for and was reported 'still at large' - an area alert being issued to all neighbouring authorities. As a consequence, the body of an unidentified German airman found at Great Bentley was presumed to be his and transported to Ipswich Cemetery for burial in Grave X.10.8 as an 'Unknown German Airman' alongside the remains of three crewmen recovered from this wreck. In July 1941, the CWGC confirmed this burial as 'believed to be Oberlt Job-Wilhelm Graf von Rittberg' and marked it so, appropriate corrections being made to the burial register. However, the subsequent discovery of the body of von Rittberg on October 19, 1942, and buried five days later in Grave 6, Section R, Division II of Ipswich Cemetery, resulted in Grave X.10.8 reverting to that of an 'Unknown German Airman' in February 1943. Post-war research now suggests this may be Lt Heinz Schildt of 5./KG2 who was lost on September 3, 1940.
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Old 27th July 2016, 10:45
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Re: Lw casuality 04 September 1940

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