HE111 "IG+HL" KG27 loss on 1.04.41

[schnellmeyer]

I would be very grateful for any information on the loss of a HE111 "IG+HL" from KG27 on the 1.04.41 . I believe it crashed into the sea off St.David's Head , Wales . Two of the crew survived and three were lost .

[Matti Salonen]

1941-04-01, 3./KG 27, He 111H-4, 6993, 1G+HL, 8 km westlich St. David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Absturz in See um 18.05 Uhr infolge Beschuß von Hurricane der 79. Sqn. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Ofw Böer, Reinhold, gefangen
Beobachter Fw Hegemann, Hans, +
Bordfunker Fw Eckold, Wilhelm, + (Fw Eckold am 1941-05-27 tot angeschwemmt)
Bordmechaniker Fw Ullmann, Albert, gefangen
Bordschütze Gefr Dahmen, Heinz, + (Gefr Dahmen am 1941-05-16 tot angeschwemmt)

Matti

[Laurent Rizzotti]

The following is an extract of the book "1941 the turning point, part 1", by John Foreman:

"During the afternoon, I./KG 27 sent several He 111s out on anti-shipping strikes in the Bristol Channel and along the south Wales coastline. Several fighter patrols were despatched to counter them. First to engage were Hurricanes from 79 Sqn, who caught '1G+HL' of 3./KG 27 while it was attacking a convoy west of St. David's Head. Flt Lt Haysom attacked through a concentrated naval AA barrage and shot it down into the sea. This victory was also claimed by AA gunners."

Note: I./KG 27 lost two other bombers, one shot down by 316 Sqn and one to engine failure.

[schnellmeyer]

Many thanks for your help gentlemen , I am most grateful . I would be very interested to know how Ofw Boer and Fw Ullmann were rescued . And if possible what POW camp were they held in ?