Luftwaffe loss night 2/3rd July 1944 in Normandy

[loiclemarchand]

Hello to all,

I'm seeking any info about a loss during the night of 2/3 July 1944, a Luftwaffe aircraft crashed at 00:15 in vicinity of le Neubourg (Evreux/Louviers area). Two crew member were killed and 3 managed to use their parachute, they are safe.

I think for a Ju-88 but I don't have any more info. Anyone have idea about the Unit, the crew or anything else ??

Warm thanks in advance.

Loic

[Chris Goss]

Not KG 2 or KG 6 and doesn't look like KG 54 from an initial glance. II/LG 1 lost 2 aircraft in a mission against shipping in the Seine Bay

[loiclemarchand]

Ok thanks Chris

[Marcel van Heijkop]

Not I./KG66.

Best regards,

Marcel

[loiclemarchand]

Thank you Marcel,
Well, the possibilities are reduced now.

Chris, do you have more info about these 2 LG1 losses ?

Regards
Loic

[Chris Goss]

Ju 88 A-4, 0880144383 4/LG 1 Seine Bay Uffz Helmut Stiller, Uffz Gerhard Hemprich, Ogefr Heinz Schäfer, Ogefr Max Heinke

Ju 88 A-4, 300397, 6/LG 1 Seine Bay Ofw Alfred Soster, Uffz Franz Salletmayer, Fw Rupert Kauworski, Ogefr Helmut Knauf

All were casualties but to what degree, I cannot say. You also quote a crew of 5?

[Nick Beale]

The report on the night in TNA HW13/39 has a pencilled note in the margin: "PW: 20-25 a/c of II/L1 with possible contingent of I/L1 based on same a/d up 2300. 1 of 6/L 1, carrying two mines, shot down."

Otherwise it just says that call signs were heard from KG 2 and I./KG 6.

[Matti Salonen]

Maybe this:
1944-07-03, Stab I/KG 6, Ju 188 A-2, 180445, 3E+CB, Bei Criquebeuf-la-Campagne, 22 km nordwestlich Evreux, Nachtjägerbeschuß. Bruch ? %.
Flugzeugführer Major Mader, Johann, +
Bordfunker Uffz Schaefer, Ulrich, +

Matti

[Chris Goss]

I have Mader's loss as 3-4 July but Criquebeuf-la-Campagne is NE of le Neuborg so locations do match

[zorglub]

That's the good one

Nice men .

Zorglub