Operation HARPOON

[Jim P.]

Ju 88D-1, 1089, Vogel, Ltn. Hugo (B)/Schwarz, Uffz. Emil (F), , , 1.(F), 122, weiße E, F6+EH, , , 14-Jun-42, Both MIA with crew during Operation 'Harpoon', due to Luftkampf with Sea Hurricanes of 813F Sq. (Lt. King-Joyce and Sub. Lt. Crosley). 3 crew picked as POWs, 2 later DOW., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.327, , Ort unbekannt, 100%, F, Bf Uffz. Hans Dombrowsky & Bs Uffz. Helmut Aufermann, ,
Ju 88A-4, 3585, Penske, Ltn. Artur, , , 3., KüFlGr. 606, gelbe H, 7T+HL, , , 14-Jun-42, KIA due to Luftkampf with Sea Hurricanes from HMS Argus (Lt.Cdr. Brabner & Sub. Lt. Hutton) during attack on convoy 'Harpoon'. Bf also KIA, B & Bs MIA., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.333, , Ort unbekannt, 100%, F, B Uffz. Hermann Weller, Bf Gefr. Karl Lember & Bs Gefr. Richard Grogg, ,
Ju 88A-4, 140161, Koopmann, Ltn. Gerhard, , , 3., KüFlGr. 606, gelbe I, 7T+IL, , , 14-Jun-42, MIA with crew due to Luftkampf with Sea Hurricanes (Lt.Cdr. Brabner & Sub. Lt. Hutton) from HMS Argus during attack on convoy 'Harpoon'., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.333, , Ort unbekannt, 100%, F, B Gefr. Karl-Heinz Boy, Bf Uffz. Walter Remmert & Bs Gefr. Werner Höppert, ,
Ju 88A-4/trop, 140216, Müller, Ltn. Wilfried, , I., 2., KG 54, gelbe T, B3+TL, , , 14-Jun-42, KIA due to Flak from the HMS Troilus during Operation 'Harpoon' in the Derna area. Rest of crew POW., Maybe 15-Jun. No other casualties listed in Radtke!, Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Radtke, KG 54, p.298, 354; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.338, , bei Pantelleria, 100%, F, B Ogefr. Kurtz, Bf Ogefr. Sprengmeier & Bs Gefr. Scheer, ,
Ju 88A-4, 8550, Kehrer, Oblt. Kurt, , I., 2., KGr. 806, , M7+FK, , , 15-Jun-42, Stkp. MIA due to Luftkampf with Spitfires from 249 Sq. B & Bf also MIA, Bs KIA., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.346, , (Malta), 100%, F, B Fw. Georg Windhagen, Bf Fw. Erwin Thom & Bs Uffz. Georg Fröhlich, ,
Ju 88A-4, 5669, Kaufmann, Uffz. Heinz, , I., 3., KGr. 806, gelbe H, M7+HL, DJ+OQ, , 15-Jun-42, MIA with crew due to Luftkampf with Spitfires from 249 Sq., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.346, , (Malta), 100%, F, B Gefr. Josef Wanser, Bf Uffz. Johann Dvorak & Bs Gefr. Walter Jany, , Heinkel Flzg.Werke Oranienburg in Sep-41.