Junkers 88A-1 9K+MR W.Nr.7092 20.9.40

[steve sheridan]

Hi, I have come across another discrepancy regarding an a/c from KG51 damaged 20.9.40. with conflicting information if anybody could help.

This a/c was reportedly 45% damaged in a landing accident following operations over London at Lille- Nord. The pilot was listed as Fw. Karl Muller and crew believed to be as follows;
Bo. Fw.Helmut Brocke,
Bf. Uffz.Adam Lohnes,
Bm Fw.Alfred Scholz All unhurt.

Off the top of my head this is recorded in Wolfgang Dietrich's Kampfgeschwader 51 book pg.129, and also illustrated in Chris Goss' Air War Archive Ju88 The Early Years pg's 73 and 74.

This is all completely at odds with the Flugbuch I have for Uffz. Siegfried Drechsler who flew this plane 9K+MR on the evening of 19.9.40 to London, taking off at 00.45hrs and crashing at Lille at 06.02hrs on what was his 9th operational mission with his observer Uffz.Heinz Bussmann.
Could anybody help or offer any clues?
Best regs,
Steve.