Luftwaffe Crew lost over England?

[Peter Cornwell]

Hello Steve,

Brian has posted the details from the GQM Returns for which thanks, Brian.

I regret that I have no idea who Obergefr SCHINKEL may have been. He is not listed in the GQM Returns or the NVMs for I.(F)/123, nor can I find him listed in German War Graves records.

As to the unit, the GQM Returns certainly list this loss under 3.(F)/123 but I note that the NVMs record it as 2.(F)/123 with all four crewmen listed as members of that Staffel. Their personal IDs confirm the fact, apart from the Beobachter, Lt d R Wilhelm GOHRINGER, who carried the ID of the Aufklarungs Flieger Schule I. So 2.(F)/123 is probably the more correct.

The NVM also provides the location 'St. Quens-Bay (Insel Jersey)'. I take this to be near St Ouen's but how does this equate with your location of 'La Pulente' ?