He 111 loss 19 August 1940 (& Other losses)

[edNorth]

Hi all, since I am adressed by Larry..

I find no real problems with the 12 W.Nrs. given by Andy and 1 by Peter Cromwell. All of them falling into blank slots (except 6096). Ref to 6096 of Gesch.Erg.St./KG 54 (is not typo of Radke, it appears in Ge.Qu.6.Abt. losses) but may in my opinion have been typo of 6069 known twice later with IV/KG 54 and the period between accidents is long enough to effect an repair.

There were quite a number of losses on the 11th by I/KG 54 and some of the losses or damaged ones (may in my opinion) possibly have been damaged earlier and their damage assessment only reported on the 14th (?)

W.Nr. 2001 too has no known loss (to me at least). There is one more loss recorded as happening on 14th (and reported in Ge.Qu.6.Abt. losses on the 16.08., as were all those of the 13th). Can this possibly be that one (?) and thus not included in the 14th message. I have no data on the Treyford example.

Finally, it seems to me that both sources (Ultra and Ge.Qu.6.Abt losses) have some errors and perhaps neither should be taken as ´more accurate´.

Best regards
ed

[steve sheridan]

Hi folks, i have another of the 4 missing! Ju88's on file, from I/KG54 reportedly missing on the 14.8.40.

Ju88A-4 W.Nr 4084 7/KG76 Destroyed by flak 3.9.42 in Russia Pl Qu49344.

Source GQM loss lists microfilm No 7. page13, item No261.

More fuel to the fire!

Regards,
Steve.