Which Volume do I need to find two fighters?

[Big John]

Hi All

I believe that most of you will know about these books but in my venture to find out about two German Fighter planes that were shot down by the British, in a dog fights in the sky’s over where my Dad had been evacuated to West Sussex, I have found a set of book called “Luftwaffe Crash Archive” Volume 1-6, I have read that they are supposed to have records of every Luftwaffe plane shot down.

Can any one tell me the Volume that has the records of the two German Planes that were shot down over West Sussex, Horsted Keynes/Haywards Heath?

We know that one of the pilots who were shot down was flying a Messerschmitt 109 and crashed landed and was killed on the 30/09/1940.

He was buried in the local church yard; some time in the 1960’s the body of the German airman was exhumed and taken to the Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery at Staffordshire, U.K.


Information we know about the pilot;

Name; Alfred Sander

Rank; Sergeant

Born; 19.07.1917

Death; 30.09.1940

Troop Unit; Fighter Wing 27 / 3 . Relay (JG27/3)

Service Number; 60327/15

Shot down 09.45 am

Place of Birth; Possneck

We believe that the second plane shot down was a also a Messerschmitt 109, but have no other details. We believe it was shot down on the same day.

Many thanks in advance

Kindest Regards

John Sleeman