Any known Ar196 losses in the english channel in 1941 ??

[paulmcmillan]

http://uboat.net/boats/u30.htm

"On 29 April 1940 in the North Sea the boat rescued four crew members from a crashed German Dornier Do 18 airplane of 2nd Staffel Küstenfliegergruppe 906. The boat was already inbound to port and reached Wilhelmshaven the next day."

Date is wrong in article should be 29 March 1940 - U-30 reached Wilhelmshaven 30 Mar, 1940 - She was on patrol 29 April 1940 but did not reach her home base until 4 May, 1940

[Jagdkommando]

Thx Brian for your info, but I still think that the incident happened somewhere between the end of '40 or start of '41.

Jgadkommando

[Jagdkommando]

Hi members,

The latest updates says that Ofw.Karl Wilhelm Maria EWERINGS served in the Seenotdienst on one of the Northsee Islands, most likely "Norderney". As far as I have been told, there where stationed He-59 and He-60 on "Norderney" in 1940-41.

If not, could he had flown a Fw-58 "Weihe", used for Seenotdienst, but landbased on "Norderney" or somewhere within this area ??

Does anyone have a lossregister for Fw-58 "Weihe" between 1940-1941 in the english channel ??

Jagdkommando

[Brian Bines]

Hi,

There are references in the Luft.QM Returns for approx. 20 Fw58 incidents between Sept.1940 t0 May 1941, most of these are Liasion aircraft operating with Bomber or Fighter units. One which may interest you is:-

4th.Oct.1940 - Fw 58 DK+GL 2815 of SeenotgruppeNorderney shot
down by own MarineFlak while on Kurierflug, crew
baled out one man injured (no name) near Vlissingen.

I could not find any other references to SeenotgruppeNorderney in the period, there was also damage to a Fw 58 of Seenotflugkdo 4 on the 16th.Sept.1940 at Wesermunde,

Regards

Brian Bines

[gogh]

hi Brian

is the DK+CL stkz correct ?

In the LEMB list it is DK+GL

Regards Peter van Gogh

[Brian Bines]

Hi Peter,

It was difficult to read whether this was a 'C' or a 'G' due to the quality of the read-off. I went with 'C' however a 'smudge' could be the bottom cross of 'G' so I will change the previous post accordingly,

Thanks

Brian Bines