September 6th or 7th 1940 - Loss of He 111 6912 A1+AB of Stab/KG53

[Peter Cook]

I am trying to establish the correct date for the loss of He 111 6912 A1+AB of Stab/KG53. Parker, Parry and several other sources locate it on September 6th 1940, stating that it was attacked by fighters and crashed into the sea. But there were no claims for He 111s on this date, except for a misidentification of a Ju 88 by Sgt Karubin of 303 Squadron. The He 111 pilot was Ofw Martin Winter, and author Heinz Kiehl reproduces a lenghty account by Winter in Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor", p. 90-1, in which he clearly states that he took part in the attack on the King George dock in London on September 7th. I believe that the confusion occurred because Winter and two other survivors were rescued from the sea and became PoWs on September 9th.

Any thoughts?