I./StG1 and HMS Latona 25-10-41

[AndreasB]

Originally Posted by James A Pratt III

Note ship ID as well as plane ID were poor in WW II. Since the Latona was a new class of minelayer the Axis may not have had any info on the ship. So I would say some German aircrew looked at his ship ID book and found a picture or drawing of a County or London class cruiser which have 3 funnels and said this is what I attacked.

Yes, that's my thinking as well. Followed by confirmation bias tripling her in size. It's not just the air crew, but also the U-Boat captain who struggled.

All the best

Andreas