He 111 down on 5 june 1940

[Peter Cornwell]

Here is what I have on the additional losses to I./KG27 on that sortie:

1./KG27 Heinkel He111P-2. Shot down by Blochs of GC II/10 during attack on Rouen 6.15 a.m. FF Fw Heinrich Grube (of Stab I./KG27), BF Uffz Heinrich Richter, and BM Uffz Karl-Heinz Pioszyk baled out and captured badly wounded, HB Uffz Paul Herbold baled out and captured unhurt – all later released. Aircraft 1G+KH 100% write-off.

1./KG27 Heinkel He111P-2. Shot down by Blochs of GC II/10 during attack on Rouen 6.15 a.m. FF Fw Karl-Heinz Hoffmann, HB Uffz Helmut Bertram, BM Uffz Martin Töpper, and BF Gefr Rolf Ahrenholz all captured unhurt – later released. Aircraft 1G+AH 100% write-off.

3./KG27 Heinkel He111P-2. Shot down by Hurricanes of No. 1 Squadron during sortie to attack Rouen 6.15 a.m. FF Lt Gert Franck, HB Fw Joachim Scheunemann, BF Uffz Willi Forster, and BM Uffz Alfons Jenau all captured unhurt – later released. Aircraft 100% write-off.

3./KG27 Heinkel He111P-2. Shot down by Hurricanes of No. 1 Squadron during sortie to attack Rouen 6.15 a.m. BM Uffz Kurt-Wilhelm-Karl Meier and BF Uffz Fritz-Siegfried-Karl Wolff both killed, FF Oberlt Hans-Georg Bätcher (Gruppenadjutant) and BO Oberlt Siegfried Scholz (Gruppen NO) both captured unhurt – later released. Aircraft 100% write-off.

3./KG27 Heinkel He111P-2. Returned damaged by Hurricanes of No. 1 Squadron during sortie to Rouen 6.15 a.m. BM Uffz Albert Ullmann slightly wounded, FF Fw Reinhold Böer, BO Fw Hans Hegemann, and BF Uffz Rudolf Hengst all believed unhurt. Aircraft under 10% damaged - repairable.