The Eagles Over Europe Project

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

We have just revised our EoE Loss entry for this incident:

"7 December 1939 Home Front Amend: 3./KüFlGr.906 Heinkel He59 (0840). Crashed on third attempt to take-off from Norderney on night mine-laying sortie when port float hit a wave 7.30 p.m. BO Oberlt zur See Klaus Toball (Staffel Ia), [...] Coenen, BF Uffz Kurt Mommertz, and [..] Sobotta all unhurt. Aircraft 8L+UL 60% damaged but repairable."

Can anyone supply the first names and crew positions of Coenen and Sobotta. I presume that one of these was the pilot? Our information source is the unit KTB, which we've just translated.

We have the same problem with the first name of the BM Fw [...] Burzlaff of 8L+OL, WNr.2603, whose He59 from the same unit overturned at Norderney on 8 December.

Also, does anyone know of any photos of these incidents, or photos of these a/c at times other than the loss/damage events? This includes a 50% damaged 8L+SL, W.Nr. 2595, of the same unit that was also damaged by hitting a sandbank on 08.12.39 at Norderney. No crew info for this a/c is known.

Thanx for any assistance.