Stab KG76, july 9/10th 1940

[srob48]

Stab KG76.
Dornier Do17Z ( ). Sortie in the Brighton-Dover area, hit by RAF Spitfires and force-landed on return at Le Touquet-Etaples A/F, France. Fw. H. Lemke (Bf), Fw. W. Sankowski (Bm) wounded. Aircraft F1+BA 40% damaged.

Apparently a second machine with its undercarriage shot away made a forced landing at Berck-sur-Mer. The observer (B) was killed and the W/T operator (Bf) wounded. The pilot (F) was unhurt.

Does anyone know the names of the crew of this second Do17Z

[Brian]

Hi srob48

While a second Do17Z may have crash-landed on return, I don't think there were any casualties.

Cheers
Brian

[Nick Beale]

I have this incident on my website, here: http://www.ghostbombers.com/1940/Losses/loss_04.html

Source is Ultra report CX/JQ/149 of 19 July 1940, on National Archives file HW5/3.

[Peter Cornwell]

9 July 1940 Stabsstaffel KG76 Dornier Do17Z. Damaged in attacks by S/L A.T. Smith and Sgt C.A. Parsons of No.610 Squadron west of Cap Gris Nez following armed-reconnaissance sortie over Dover, Brighton, and Reading, and belly-landed near Étaples 2.20 p.m. BF Fw Hans Lemke and BM Fw Werner Sankowski badly wounded – both transferred to hospital in Brussels, rest of crew unhurt. Aircraft F1+BA 40% damaged but repairable.

10 July 1940 4.(F)/121 Dornier Do17P-1. Belly-landed near Boulogne following reconnaissance sortie over Oxford - Portsmouth - Isle of Wight - Swindon. Believed that severely damaged in attacks by Red Section of No.145 Squadron (F/L R.G. Dutton, P/O R.D. Yule, and P/O M.A. Newling) south of Southampton 5.10 a.m. BO Oberlt Otto Somborn killed, BF Gefr Willi Fränzis slightly wounded, rest of crew unhurt. Aircraft 60% damaged - write-off.

[srob48]

Thank you Peter, I have updated my records.