Dornier 17Z losses Maubeuge 16.5.40

[Peter Cornwell]

Steve,

I am not aware of any losses to II./KG76 in the circumstances you describe. To the best of my knowledge KG76 only had the following casualties on May 16, 1940:

3./KG76 Dornier Do17Z. Returned damaged in attacks by No. 607 Squadron Hurricanes south of Vervins 3.15 p.m. Uffz H. Nöller killed. Aircraft repairable.

II./KG76 Dornier Do17Z. Damaged in forced-landing at Dortmund due to fuel shortage. No crew casualties. Aircraft damaged but repairable.

7./KG76 Dornier Do17Z. Returned damaged by groundfire and possibly attacks by Moranes of GC III/2 during low-level attack on motorised columns near Maubeuge 12.30 p.m. Obergefr K. Kübler badly wounded, admitted to hospital at Bonn-Hangelar. Aircraft repairable.

7./KG76 Dornier Do17Z. Returned damaged by groundfire and possibly attacks by Moranes of GC III/2 during low-level attack on motorised columns south of Charleroi 12.30 p.m. Oberfw H. von Dahlen killed. Aircraft repairable.

9./KG76 Dornier Do17Z. Returned damaged by groundfire and possibly attacked by Moranes of GC III/2 during low-level attack on motorised columns near Avesnes 12.30 p.m. Uffz H. Müller badly wounded, admitted to hospital at Bonn-Hangelar.Aircraft repairable.

9./KG76 Dornier Do17Z. Badly damaged by groundfire during low-level attack on motorised columns near Avesnes. Also believed attacked by Moranes of GC III/2 and crashed on railway at Beaumont, east of Maubeuge, 12.30 p.m. Uffz G. Elterich killed.Aircraft a write-off.

Source: The Battle of France Then & Now