Ju87 loss over Biggin Hill on February 5th, 1941

[Melvin Brownless]

Hi, Extracted from Air Intelligence A.I.(g) Report held at the NA....
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Melvin
www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk
05.02.1941
09.50 hrs.
Ju 87 B-1 5225 J9+BK 2/StG 1
Cheesemans Farm, Birchington Road, Minster, Kent. R.7685.
Started from St Pol, Dunkirk, to bomb a convoy in the Thames Estuary. This aircraft was brought down through fighter action at 3,000 ft; caught fire in the air and dived into the ground at high speed. The aircraft was entirely destroyed and a large number of bullet strikes were traced in the wreckage. Markings: B in black, outlined in white. The tail components were made by Flugseugeau-Unterwaser in May 1939. Engine: Jumo 211A, building series 3. Werke no. 45787. Three bladed airscrew of Junkers type, constant speed. Armament: two MG 17 in the wings; one MG 15 was fitted in the dorsal position but had fallen off during combat. A bomb rack for a 250 kg or 500 kg bomb was fitted under the fuselage and racks for 250 kg bombs under each wing. Armour; the bucket of the pilot's seat and the back was protected with 8 mm thick plates but no side flaps were fitted. A cross plate 10 mm thick was found in the wreckage which was probably the rear gunner's protection. A Revi gun sight was fitted.
Pilot: Lt Ernst Schimmelpfennig + W/T: Ogefr Hans Kaden +