Aircraft shot down 28 May 1941

[Stig Jarlevik]

Indeed Brian (B)

My German is probably worse than yours, but since Radtke mentions assembly area, I cannot believe this area to be 100 kms west of Ireland and the place given by Foreman, that is the Thames Estuary, feels better. If the loss really was to a Beau or AA-fire, well beats me, but the main point as I see it, is that Heinrich did not belong to the KG 54 raid west of Ireland. He is on a second raid later in the day. How late is not stated by Radtke. If it is late enough to possibly co-incide with W/C Appleton's claim listed 28/29.5, I cannot say either, since no time is listed for basically anything in my sources.
To me it seems however like Radtke compromise himself inside the book vs his appendix where he states Heinrich's loss to be Ireland while this is not so in the main text of the book, unless of course there was a second raid west of Ireland again. From Chris answer this seems not to have been the case. ALso we know that the main raid was during daylight (thanks Chris). Other discrepancies are that Chris states KG 54 sent 8 aircraft while Radtke lists 11. Is Radtke possibly combining two raids (sorties) that day into one?
From where has Foreman received HIS details, which is totally different from Radtke or anyone else? At least Chris and Foreman agree that there was no losses during the attack west of Ireland....

Cheers
Stig