Stab I/StG77 18 August 1940

[Doug Stankey]

Here is all that we have about Meisel:

MEISEL, Herbert. 10.07.40 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./St.G. 77 (to 18.08.40 KIA).

However, he is not listed among the losses for I./St.G. 77 for this date, in “The Blitz , Then and Now”.
On the other hand, Francis Mason’s “Battle Over Britain” states that Meisel was shot down by Hurricanes of 43 Sqdn. near Selsey Bill at 14:25 hours and declared MIA.

The apparent lack of information in the Cornwell loss data in the Blitz book implies to me that there is a lack of hard evidence to confirm exactly what had happened, so perhaps the Mason version is wrong.


We hope that this helps.

HLdZ
DGS