3 June 1942 Ju88 shot down off Southwold, Suffolk

[Brian Bines]

Hi, GQM list has crew of Ltn Franke missing to killed on 2-6-42, he is reported on UK records as falling to AA at 0235hrs (3-5-42) at West Blean Kent during raid on Canterbury. Also reported lost on the 2-6-42 was 3Z+CP 140193 of II/KG77 with crew Ff Obfw.Josef Held, B Uffz. Hans Idem, Bf Uffz Erich Schulz and Bs Ogef Adam Heimarl all missing. On the 3-6-42 GQM shows Ju88 3Z+IM 3693 of II/KG77 as reported missing with its crew of Ff Oblt.Ludwig Schrodl. B Fw. Fritz Pichler, Bf Fw Andreas Schonwetter and Bs Uffz Herbert Schulz (body washed ashore Margate on 21-6-42), research by others credits this to F/L Robinson and F/L Crowther of 28 Sqd. 20 miles ENE off Foreness Point. In addition at 0238hrs on the 3-6-42 a Havoc crew of 85 Sqd. claimed a Do217 also 20 miles NE of Foreness, a Do217 did return to Gilze Rijen with 30% combat damage. I believe all the KG77 reported lost on either the 2nd or 3rd. were part of the raid by 58 aircraft on Canterbury on the night of 2/3-6-42,

Regards

Brian Bines