Do 215 loss On 2-7-1940

[Brian Bines]

Could anyone comfirm whether Aufl.Gp.Ob.d L. lost an aircraft this day and if so are aircraft and crew details available,
Thanks
Brian Bines

[RT]

Hello Brian,

Yes one lost over England, no cause, if fact unknown, 4 crew missed, no detail on Wn or Stkz, no names nd no officers in the crew, not found any spurs in AIR 40/2962, maybe lost off shore..

remi

for sure Peter knows more..

[Peter Cornwell]

Indeed I do.

Do215 (0040) G2+EH of 4./AufKlGrObdL failed to return from a reconnaissance sortie to Leeds, Hull, and Billingham, its last radio message coming from north-west of the west Fresian Islands at around 52 N 4 E. Crew was: Beo: Oberfw Heinz FRIEDRICH, Ff: Fw Helmuth APITZ, Bf: Uffz Walter NEIGE, & Bm: Gefr Herbert HABEL all missing.

It was engaged 80 miles off Withernsea by Red Section of No.611 Squadron (R1 F/L W.J. LEATHER, R2 P/O J.R.G. SUTTON, & R3 P/O J.W. LUND) at 9.15 a.m. When last seen both engines were pouring smoke, the British pilots breaking off to avoid petrol shortage.

[Brian Bines]

RT and Peter many thanks to you both for the speedy replies,
Regards
Brian

[Brian]

Hi Peter

May I sneak in under the guise of 'Brian' and ask you another, before you shelve your files on AufklGrObdL? On 1 July, two Do215 FTR from ops, one falling to 616 Squadron at 1050, the other to 64/145 Squadrons between 1852-1955. Are you able to provide similar details, please?

See you soon

Brian

[Peter Cornwell]

Brian,

See separate thread. Sorry I was off my desk yesterday attending the funeral of Alan Brown - one of nature's gentlemen, and an avid researcher from the halcyon days of aviation archaeology in this country & abroad.