Unidentified He111 insignia on two force-landed a/c Western Campaign

[F19Gladiator]

Hi,
I see we have the proof here:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...ayphotohosting




From Edwest's auction links 18 Nov. Thanks Ed! Nice find!!!

Cheers
Goran

[Larry Hickey]

Goran,

Yes, that's the proof.

Regards

[steve sheridan]

Hi guys, great find again from Ed, well done once again for locating this gem!

Is this a/c coded L1+LL? from the 3/LG1, and most importantly is this loss known.

Best regs,
Steve.

[Larry Hickey]

Steve,

This loss is not presently known and creates a mystery. We have an identified L1+FL down during the WC, but there is no other loss during that period to 3./LG1 that could account for this crash, which almost certainly took place during the May-June 1940 period. Still trying to sort this out.

Regards,

[Thomas H]

Post 31 is the same plane as the one we already saw pictures of, the bullethole can be seen on the first picture that I post now. These pictures where on ebay not long ago.

maybe someone can read was was written on the back.

Cheers, Thomas

[David Ransome]

Hi,

Emergency landing Vioelles 1940?

Interesting to see them presumably draining fuel from the tanks. Also looks as though the aircraft may have been there for a while as the vegetation is quite well grown under it and not so around it - eaten by sheep/cows or cut down perhaps?

Regards,

David

[Thomas H]

Hi David,

Thanks for your help.

I cannot find a place in france/belgium with the name vioelles, but I found a place with the name "Violès" in the South of France, between Toulouse and Montpellier.

Maybe this helps.

Cheers, Thomas

[edwest]

I hope any French readers will excuse my attempt here but it occurred to me that the German writer may have misspelled the location. So I looked up Violles on google maps and got this:

http://www.maplandia.com/france/midi...luppe-violles/


You'll note the full name is luppe-violles.


HtH,
Ed

[Peter Cornwell]

Looks like 'Nivelles' to me.

[David Ransome]

Hi Peter,

I must admit that I thought that at first but when comparing the 'o' in 'notlandung' with that in the place name they were too similar, also the handwriters style would indicate a lower down and more prominent start point for the initial upright of the 'N' and that is why I finally went for Vioelles!

There again it could also be a case of the owner and inscriber of the photo getting it wrong!

Regards

David