Luftwaffe loss 29.08.1940

[Peter T]

Looking for information on following crew, Georg ERNST,Richard HÄRTEL, Georg ORTH and Wilhelm SIEPEN, lost on 29/08/1940 during a crash in Guillac, France. Possibly KG 100.
Many thanks

[cbe2009]

Hi!
I am afraid that this is not much help, but i looked in my books and can tell You where i NOT met these names....
KG 2, 4, 26, 51, 53, 54, 55, 100 and LG 1.
Also in "Battle of Britain, then and now" I could not find anything.

I have a picture of Georg Ernst, the pilot, You can have a scan of him, but thats it.
Maybe this helps You narrow down Your search a little.
Best wishes
Christian

[Norbert Schuchbauer]

I have a loss of a Ju 88 A-1 WNr. 3116 of Kü.Fl.Gr. 806 lost near Vannes on that date. All crew were killed. 100% damage. But I do not have any names. Since the loss reports for this time perid only gave them for officers not enlisted personnel. The info is from the BA loss reports.

Regards,

Norbert

[cbe2009]

I think thats the one Norbert!!
On my picture of the pilot, it says, that he fell near Ploermel, and on the atlas i saw that Ploermel and Vannes are fairly close to each other. On the other hand, i do not know where Guillac is??? If this is between the mentioned places, i think and hope we "nailed" it!!!
This is the first time i am a tiny part of something so exciting...hope to hear more opinions on this!!!!!
Christian

[cbe2009]

I found Guillac in Google, a small village between Ploermel and Vannes.

Christian

[fran]

Originally Posted by Norbert Schuchbauer

I have a loss of a Ju 88 A-1 WNr. 3116 of Kü.Fl.Gr. 806 lost near Vannes on that date. All crew were killed. 100% damage. But I do not have any names. Since the loss reports for this time perid only gave them for officers not enlisted personnel. The info is from the BA loss reports.

Regards,

Norbert

Hello,
Wilhelm Siepen flew as beobachter and Georg Orth as Bordmecaniker during Spanish Civil War in the AS/88 equipped with He-59 floatplanes, so sounds very reasonable that they later flew at WWII in a Coastal Flight Group like Kü.Fl.Gr.806.

Regards
Fran

[Norbert Schuchbauer]

Glad to be of assistance.

Norbert

[Peter Cornwell]

Good evening chaps,

You have already worked out the correct answer but here are details from the NVM - sorry but I have only just read this post.

Lost on operations east of Vannes with 2./806 on 29 August 1940:

Ff: Uffz Georg ERNST 73553/16 killed
Beo: Oberfw Wilhelm SIEPEN 73553/34 killed
Bf: Obergefr Richard HAERTEL 73553/59 killed
Bm: Fw Georg ORTH 73553/43 killed

[MikiBzh]

Hi,

KGr806 was based at Nantes (SE of Vannes for 100 km) airfield during this period. From July to August 1940.
I've made researches on Luftwaffe occupation of those brittany airfield, in France, specially Vannes, as I was living near for 10 years.
Good chance for your researches, I'll check with my freind this WE and post if I found more.