unidentified Bf109 (?) Oud-Turnhout/ Belgium

[Pieter H]

It is indeed likely that this concerns a He-111P during the May campaign. The closest I have is a crash on May 14 "15 km North of Hasselt", which is pretty well in the direction of Oud Turnhout, especially if the above location indicates rather more the place of encounter than the crash location.
The Heinkel was claimed jointly by Hurricanes of No. 85 and 87 sqn around 8.45 a.m.
The crew of Oblt Konrad Häfele landed behind the german lines (which were by then along the line Antwerpen-Leuven-Namur) and there does not seem to have been major casualties.

Furthermore, if I study the picture carefully, I read the aircraft code as 1G+BT; the lower loop of the individaul letter is clearly closed. This would even suggest that this could have been the a/c of the Staffelkapitän. Can anyone confirm?

Would be nice to get the full set of crew names.

Kind regards, Pieter

[Jim P.]

Pohlmann, Fw. Karl-Ernst, , 9., KG 27, , 1G+KT, , , 10-May-40, , Luftkampf with Hurricanes from 3, 85 and 607 Sq. Bf WIA., 1 KIA, 3 MIA per loss., B Fw. Johannes Annen & Bf Uffz. Nikolaus Jug, Lfl.2/Westfeldzug, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #1)-Vol.2; Waiss, Boelcke-Archiv, II, p.122; Cull, et al, Twelve Days in May, p.50, , Raum Lille, 10%, F

The only 1G+KT I have in May 1940 - ceratinly looks like more than 10% to me!!

[Herman]

Many thanks to All
Jim, I mention you're writing the crew of 1G+KT. Do you have the names of the 1G+BT team too?
Perhaps interesting is that our enviromnemt is an 50 Km form Hasselt, so the 15km wich are noted, could indicate that the picture is from an crash site closer to Hasselt than to (Oud-) Turnhout. Even than it gets more strange that it appear in our local archive.
Really a good job done.
Herman

[Pieter H]

Jim,

Regarding this 1G+KT I'm now confused. Most sources state it returned to base damaged (10%) with the Bordfunker Uffz Jug WIA. But in your summary you list 1 KIA, 1 WIA and 3MIA if I interpret it correctly. This would be quite a different fate of this crew. Can you clarify?

And of course it would still be nice to get the crew of the 1G+BT (?) on May 14.

Kind regards,

Pieter

[Herman]

thanks for the further research.