Who shot down Hptm Rolf Pingel?

[Andy Saunders]

Chris

In his letter to me Pingel said;

"On this day there was an attack by some four-engined bombers [Stirlings]. I followed one of these big 'planes on its way back to England hoping for a chance to attack. If I was hit by machine gun fire from the bombers or by an English fighter I don't know. Maybe both. My engine then stopped working correctly and the oil and coolant temprature became very hot. I tried to escape close to the ground as I had done before many times. Close to Dover there were many English 'planes. I was still close to the ground when the engine nearly stopped. There was no chance of baling out, so I made a pancake landing."

So, nothing definite I'm afraid.

Nothing helpful in A.I.1(k) Report 398/1941, but I don't have access to 382/1941 which may be more useful?

Who were "the English 'planes close to Dover" ?

Andy