Loss of Heinkel He 111s on 27 May 1941

[James A Pratt III]

This is from the book Air War 1941 the Turning point part 2 by john Foreman:

The Luftwaffe sent 90 bombers of KG 27 and KG 55 to attack shipping off Cornwall at dusk.

Kempl in 3867 was shot down and the whole crew killed by P/Os P Olver and JHT Pickering of 66 Sqn. They later attacked another German Bomber claiming it probably destroyed. This was possibly Wk Nr 2978 which was attacked by 2 spitfires of 152 sqn and claimed destroyed by P/O CS Cox whose fighter was slightly damaged by return fire. This He 11 ditched in the channel and the crew was rescued by the Seenotdienst