Luftwaffe Crew lost over England?

[cheesey]

Hello all.

I,ve attached a link to scanned photo of the wreckage of Do 17 on the beach at La Pulente, Jersey.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../lapulente.jpg

Also, local diarist - Leslie Sinel - records the incident thus:-

1st November, 1940.
"German plane crashes at La Pulente while on a practice flight over St.Ouen,s Bay;the crew of 5 is killed".

So, five crew killed. Perhaps this explains Obergefreiter Schinkel! If one crew member belonged to Aufklarungs Flieger Schule I did that mean that the crew was under instruction or were they being tested in any way?

Steve.

[Peter Cornwell]

Steve,

Thanks for posting the scanned image - always welcome to flesh out the files. Reference to a crew of five could explain the elusive Obergefr Gerhard SCHINKEL. But I cannot understand why is he not mentioned in the Luftwaffe GQM Returns, the NVMs for I.(F)/123, or the German War Graves records ? And don't read too much into the Aufklarungs Flieger Schule ID, it could merely indicate the holder's previous posting.

[RT]

Could be because the oge was not belonging to flying personal...or mention in an other NVM..

rémi

[Peter Cornwell]

Hi Rémi,

Yes, quite likely. We will just have to keep our eyes peeled for him elsewhere I think. Regards.