He 177 lost over Corsica in Jan/Feb 1944

[mjbollinger]

A He 177 from II./KG 40 crashed near Novella, Corsica sometime early in 1944, most likely in the last week of January while heading toward Anzio on an attack mission. It may have been shot down or it may have had other problems.

I'd like to try to identify this aircraft. It might be one of the following:

23 Jan
1: Hpt Kobrink / 4./KG40 / aircraft unknown: all missing
2: Oblt Paul Dietrich / 4./KG 40 / F8+AM: 5 POW 1 missing; shot down by two Beaufighters

24 Jan
1. Hpt Ebersberger / 5./KG40 / aircraft unknown: all missing
2. Oblt Fritz Hoppe / 5./KG 40 / F8+NN: 1 POW 4 missing 2 returned to German lines; shot down by Beaufighter

26 Jan
1: Lt Siegfried Bonacker / 6./KG 40 / aircraft unknown: all killed; engine failure
2: Hptm Paul Hofmann / 6./KG 40 / aircraft unknown: all missing

Can anyone shed light on this?

Thanks

Marty