Assault on convoy FN 332 11 Nov 1940

[James Farrimond]

Can anyone assist me with the identity of two Junkers and a Messerschmidt which were shot down by vessels including the naval tug St Mellons on the east coast of Britain on 11th November 1940 ?

Cheers

[Peter Cornwell]

Take your pick for, as you can see, RAF fighters were mainly responsible.

1./JG51 Messerschmitt Bf109F-1 (5635). Shot down by fighters during escort sortie for Ju87s attack on convoy in the Thames Estuary off Clacton 11.40 a.m. FF Oberlt Georg Claus (Staffelkapitän) missing. Aircraft 100% write-off.

1./JG51 Messerschmitt Bf109E-7 (5956). Shot down by fighters during escort sortie for StG1 attack on convoy in the Thames Estuary off Clacton 11.40 a.m. FF Uffz Hermann Rehberger killed. Aircraft 100% write-off.
The body of Hermann Rehberger was later washed ashore on the Dutch coast.

7./JG51 Messerschmitt Bf109E-4 (5210). Shot down by fighters during escort sortie for StG1 attack on convoy in the Thames Estuary off Clacton 11.40 a.m. FF Uffz Hans-Joachim Filke missing. Aircraft White 9 + ׀ 100% write-off.

9./JG51 Messerschmitt Bf109E. Shot down in combat with fighters during escort sortie for StG1 attack on convoy in the Thames Estuary off Clacton 11.40 a.m. FF Gefr Helmut Ziehm baled out and rescued unhurt. Aircraft 100% write-off.

4./JG53 Messerschmitt Bf109E-4 (0865). Shot down in combat by fighters during escort sortie for StG1 attack on convoy in the Thames Estuary off Clacton 11.40 a.m. FF Oberfw Werner Kauffmann missing. Aircraft White 9 + – 100% write-off.

7./StG 1 Junkers Ju87B-1 (0496). Shot down by fighters during attack on convoy in the Thames Estuary off Clacton and crashed in the Channel, 5 miles north of Margate, 11.40 a.m. FF Uffz Gerhard Schütz and BF Obergefr Georg Brück both missing. Aircraft J9+EH 100% write-off.

9./StG 1 Junkers Ju87B-1 (5292). Shot down by fighters during attack on convoy in the Thames Estuary off Clacton 11.40 a.m. FF Uffz Dr Heinrich Österreich and BF Obergefr Anton Sabinarz both missing. Aircraft J9+FK 100% write-off.