Ju188 lost in France

[Eric Larger]

Great Jim

I Will send you a picture of the found pieces

give me your personnal email adress

Eric Larger

[markr]

Jim P.,

Great, detailed information here on Kampfgeschwader and other losses!
Where were you able to acquire all of this?

Best regards,

markr

[Andrew Arthy]

Originally Posted by markr

Jim P.,

Great, detailed information here on Kampfgeschwader and other losses!
Where were you able to acquire all of this?

Best regards,

markr

Hi Mark,

After each loss entry Jim has included his sources. They seem to be mostly secondary sources.

Cheers,
Andrew A.

[Eric Larger]

Ju 188 lost in France June 1944

I think I have found the machine recovered

Ju 188-2, , Schmidt, FhjFw. Helmut, , 8., KG 6, , , , , 10-Jun-44, MIA after Luftkampf with enemy nightfighter. 3 others MIA, 1 FSA, OK., , FR, Horn, Wir Flogen gen Westen, p.272, , 5km south of Carentan, 100%, F

The date is cose to the one reported to me , and the location is 5 km south Carentan

Does any one have other infoirmation on thsi machien and these crews ?

Eric

[Jim P.]

Let me check the Horn history of KG 6 - the rest of the crew should listed.

Don't suppose a WNr. plate was part of the wreckage found?

[Chris Goss]

I now have all the Namentliche Verlustemeldung for all German bomber losses over Normandy during this period. The problem is that very very few locations are given and without a crew man or Wk Nr, to identify positively is nigh impossible. Furthermore, if an ac was lost without any crew casualties (Hogeback was one of these), there is no record unless a War Diary exists. Be very careful of jumping to conclusions!

[Eric Larger]

Hello Jim

Up to now I have not found ant Wnr plate , there is very few part of the fuselage the machine should have burnt I hope to find the Wnr of the engine . I have to inspect one more time the wreck in the next coming days .

It looks like the machine exploded .... the propeller blades are in rather good state not bent -> the engine was not running .

We have found a 12.7 mm impact in a pulley .

Eric