Three He111s 1./KG26 lost 25/6/41

[Brian]

Hi guys

Further reference to Les Taylor's new book Luftwaffe over Scotland, he records that three He111s of 1./KG26 were lost on 25/6/41, possibly to ship's AA fire off the east coast of Scotland. The aircraft were IH+BH, IH+AK and IH+MK.

Can anyone provide further information on these losses?

Cheers
Brian

[RT]

25 6 41 5 I KG26 F /Newcastle/ A HE111H-5 3671 1H+AK 100 24/25, Juni S 19h00 Angriff 17 Fz auf Schiffen N,O England 21h55/00h20 L 02h30

25 6 41 5 I KG26 F Firth of Forth/Newcastle/ A FL schiff Zerstörer Versatile HE111H-5 3694 1H+BH 100 .. 24/25, Juni S 19h00 Angriff 17 Fz auf Schiffen N,O England 21h55/00h20 L 02h30

25 6 41 5 I KG26 F /Newcastle/ A Besatz, gesehen i, Rettungsboot HE111H-5 3749 1H+MK 100 24/25, Juni S 19h00 Angriff 17 Fz auf Schiffen N,O England 21h55/00h20 L 02h30

Ackermann helmut ge bo x
Kerney willi uffz f x
Oed rud oge bs x
Wolf herbert ge bf x
Eilers bernh ge bf x
Kahlich willi uffz bs x
Lehmann fritz fw f x
Muller herbert uffz bo x
Dahnke herbert fw bo x
Meyer otto uffz bf x
Ölgarth werner ge bs x
Oswald heinrich oblt f x


Names need to be little improved..
Remi

[Brian]

Thanks Remi

Did they fall victim to one ship during a joint attack, or to several vessels?

Cheers
Brian

[RT]

N.1 + N.3 no data, N.2 seems to hv been victim of the "Versatile"

Remi

[Chris Goss]

According to Bill Norman, Oswald & Kerney's ac came down off the Northumberland coast and only Lehmann's ac came down further north-first 2 were 2 Staffel and last one 1 Staffel. Lehmann was hit by HMS Versatile and ditched off May Island whilst 2/KG 26 ac were brought down by ships' flak from a convoy they were attacking. To say all 3 were lost off the east coast of Scotland is not strictly true

[bill norman]

Brian,
As Chris states, you can find details in my LUFTWAFFE LOSSES OVER NORTHUMBERLAND & DURHAM (Leo Cooper 2002) pp112-115. To add to Chris's final sentence: to say that all 3 were lost off the east coast of Scotland is not true at all. (website www.billnorman.co.uk)

[thenelm]

He 111H-5, 3749, Oswald, Oblt. Heinrich, , , 2., KG 26, , 1H+MK, GC+CQ, , 25-Jun-41, Stkp. MIA with crew, cause unknown., , Lfl.5/Nordsee, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #3)-Vol.5, , (Newcastle), 100%, F, Bo Fw. Herbert Dahnke, Bf Uffz. Otto Meyer & Bs Gefr. Werner Ölgarth, ,
He 111H-5, 3671, Kerney, Uffz. Willi, , , 2., KG 26, , 1H+AK, , , 25-Jun-41, MIA with crew, cause unknown., , Lfl.5/Nordsee, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #3)-Vol.5, , (Newcastle), 100%, F, Bo Gefr. Helmut Ackermann, Bf Gefr. Herbert Wolf & Bs Ogefr. Rudolf Oed, ,
He 111H-5, 3694, Lehmann, Fw. Fritz, , , 1., KG 26, , 1H+BH, CF+YJ, , 25-Jun-41, MIA with crew, cause unknown., , Lfl.5/Nordsee, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #3)-Vol.5, , (Newcastle), 100%, F, Bo Uffz. Herbert Müller, Bf Gefr. Bernhard Eilers & Bs Uffz. Willi Kalich, ,