Ju-87 force landing at Dokos island, Greece

[tasos greece]

Hello ,

I will need the help of the experts to identify a Ju-87 Stuka which made a force landing at Dokos Island ( near Hydra island) , Greece.

The force landing took place at 1941-2 and both crew members survived. The airplane remained on the island and nowadays there are many relics.
A friend of mine has the metal plate with the serial number and a compass of the pilot.
( Sorry, but I have some years to write a thread ☺️ and I have a problem in uploading the photo so I will write the numbers manually)

Serie: 11312/1107
Zeichn: 8 - 87.215
Fabr. Monat.: 2 41

Can anyone help in finding details about that incident?

Thank you in advance.

Tasos

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[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by tasos greece

I have a problem in uploading the photo

Please, everyone, read this thread: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=63061

[tasos greece]

After this helpful post by Nick here are the links to the images:




Thanks you Nick!

[Stig Jarlevik]

Since no one has answered, I believe the plaque you have found belongs to some Ju 87 part,
and not the complete aircraft itself.

Cheers
Stig

[tasos greece]

Thank you for your answer.
I think that this plaque is the “identity” of the aircraft and I still believe that someone could help me.

Also I found an older post on Facebook which refers to 24/5/1941 as the date of the crash landing at Dokos.
Can anybody please check that date if there was a Stuka loss in Greece?

Thank you.

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by tasos greece

Thank you for your answer.

Can anybody please check that date if there was a Stuka loss in Greece?

Thank you.

Luckily you can do this yourself now, because the loss lists are online from the Bundesarchiv as file RL 2-III/1176. That file goes up to 29 May but if the report was filed late you may also need to try RL 2-III/1177 which begins on 30 May.

Guidance on using the Bundesarchiv system is in this thread: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=62434

[Chris Goss]

The plate is as Stig says is not the aircraft plate as there is no Wk Nr but it does belong to a Ju 87. Found this for that date:
II./StG 1 Ju 87 R-2 6083 - F, Insel Dakos (Dokos!), Notlandung infolge Brennstoffmangel. Bruch 100 %.
No crew details

[Stig Jarlevik]

Thanks Chris

Found it as well in Byron Tesapsides book Die Deutsche Luftwaffe in Griechenland 1941-1945

I can recommend this book to you Tasos (is that your real name after the Island?)

Cheers
Stig

[tasos greece]

Thank you very much gentlemen!
Your posts were very helpful.
Also thanks a lot for the information about the incident , ( interesting mispelling of Dokos , one of the many ,regarding Greek names , I had came across in the various archives ).
My name is Tasos for sure!😊

[Stig Jarlevik]

Originally Posted by tasos greece

My name is Tasos for sure!😊

Nice
I went to the Island once with two Greek friends of mine and we stayed until sunset. Very beautiful place!

Cheers
Stig