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5th November 2012, 19:55
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Re: Guernsey June 1940
Brian
According to the Lfl.Kdo 3 SitRep No 7 of 28/6 the bombing was carried out by a force of 9 aircraft (covering both St. Helier and St. Peter Port) from I/KG55 up at 18.50 from Villacoublay and dropping 180 x SD50s. The Dorniers that landed on the 30th were from (F)123. I know nothing more about who was on board them, but Winston Ramsey’s “War in the Channel Islands: then and now” suggests that Hptm Liebe-Pieteritz was present and it was he who took the decision to take a chance and land. BTW there is quite a lot of material covering these events at Kew in GCCS files HW5/2 and 5/3 and in AIR22/478 (Y Service). HTH Niall 
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