Any known Ar196 losses in the english channel in 1941 ??

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Originally Posted by Seaplanes

I have the following four Ar 196 losses in the Channel area from 1.1.41 to 31.5.41:

28.03.41 1./196 Ar 196A-2 W.Nr. 0060. 100% crashed due to bad weather en-route for Osteende. Ofw. Johannes Westphal (F) missing, Lt.z.See Karl-Adolf Schlitt (B) injured. I have noted the unit code for this aircraft as 6W+HN indicating 5./196 but three different sources claim this to be a 1./196 aircraft. Could someone clear this.

In july 1940 Westphal and Schlitt both belonged to 1/196! It is not uncommon to find that crew belonged to another staffel than the aircraft! I do have some losses were this is the case! Or that the crew or aircraft was recently transferred at the time of the loss! In this case Ar 196 from 5. Staffel and crew from 1. Staffel.

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