The Eagles Over Europe Project

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Seeking any possible source for this loss just posted on the EoE LW Loss DB by Peter C.

"13 August 1940 3.(F)/22 Dornier Do17P. Lost over the North Sea during long-range reconnaissance sortie, exact circumstances not recorded. FF Lt Reinhold Panhas killed, BO Fw Helmut Otto and BF Uffz Hans Bauer both missing. Aircraft 100% write-off.
The body of Panhans was later recovered from the Kattegat and buried at Göteborg"

Anybody got any ideas or further information?

[Matti Salonen]

Location was 15 West 2970. There is a NVM at WASt. "Lt Panhans am 1940-10-07 bei Langeskar tot angeschwemmt". Otherwise no additional info.

Matti

[Brian Bines]

GQM just shows unknown cause with position "15 West 2970" (east of Aberdeen ?).

[F19Gladiator]

Swedish spelling of the location where Lt.Panhans was found is 'Långeskär' on the Swedish westcoast. First buried at Grebbestad 1940-10-11. In the autumn of 1966 moved to Kviberg, Gothenburg.
Source: page 43, Bo Widfeldt, Tyska Nödlandare 1939-1945, Air Historic Research, 2007. ISBN 91-975467-4-7

[Chris Going]

Larry two of the photographs you refer to are published in S J Peskett (1981) 'Strange Intelligence. From Dunkirk to Nuremberg' ISBN 0709189788. I remember them being exterior shots of the a/c being towed or pushed across the airfield, once its undercarriage had been lowered (it bellied in). I don't have a copy so can't answer but they will be credited there. A bit of a long way round but someone may give you the ref...


best

Chris Going

[steve sheridan]

Good afternoon Larry, i was wondering whether you managed to establish whether the pilots you were seeking, were with 4/JG51 during the time scale you were seeking.

Im quite sure most of 4/JG51's a/c were probably issued new when this unit was formed in November 1939, as to pilots on strength during this period i have scant information.
After nearly 7 years since you last posted i would be interested to hear of any updates?

Best regs,
Steve.

[John Vasco]

Larry,

Luftwaffe Crash Archive, volume 4, pages 459-461.

[Larry Hickey]

Thanx John,

We discussed this on the phone.

Larry

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

This photo is from the Holger Nauroth book "The Luftwaffe, From the North Cape to Tobruk 1939-1945" P23. It shows a Bf110C-1 of 2./ZG76 that ran onto soft ground and did a nose stand at Stavanger-Sola AF, Norway, sometime during April-May, 1940. The caption location of Oslo-Fornebu is incorrect as another photo absolutely confirms the location as Stavanger-Sola.

In the far left background is an He111 of an unknown unit but certainly either KG4 or KG26 that FL in soft ground at the same time.

I'm trying to do a color profile of the Bf110, but need photos showing the other side, and any insignia that might be there, presumably the 2./ZG76 "Ladybird" insignia, or possibly a top hat or both.

Regarding the He111, we've been scouring our collections and so far can't find any photos showing this one. It is NOT 1H+CN that did a nose tip at Vaernes, near Trondheim, Norway, during April-May, nor 5H+HP that did a nose tip after the tail was knocked off at Oslo-Fornebu on or about 18.04.40.

Who can help us document these markings of the two nose-tipped a/c at Sola, and/or provide date information regarding them.

http://ihra.smugmug.com/photos/i-vv6...-vv6F4Bm-M.jpg

[Chris Going]

Just to be accurate it is, of course, RAF OAKINGTON.