7th September 1940 Luftwaffe Losses ?

[Peter Cornwell]

Alex,

And herewith details taken from a short talk I delivered last evening to 'The Squadron' at North Weald.

17.00 Silvertown

I./ZG2 - lost 3, II./ZG2 - 4, II./KG2 - 2, III./KG2 - 1 dam, & JG3 - 2.

17.40 Thames Haven

I.(J)/LG2 - lost 1, & 3./ErpGr.210 - 1.

17.40 Beckton, Silvertown, & Woolwich

I./KG53 - lost 1, II./KG53 - 1 + 4 dam, II./KG3 - 1 + 3 dam, JG2 - 2, JG51 - 5, & I./JG77 2.

17.45 Greenwich & Rotherhithe

I./KG76 - lost 1, I./KG1 - 1, II./KG1 - 2 + 1 dam, JG26 - 2, & JG27 - 1.

Night attacks on London

KuFlGr.806 - lost 1, II./KG4 - 2, I./KG26 - 2 dam, II./KG26 - 3, III./KG51 - 1 dam, II./KG54 - 1, III./KG55 - 1, & II./LG1 - 1 dam.

390 daylight sorties lost 8, 265 night sorties lost 8, 500 fighter sorties lost 21.