Missing Crew 10th.April 1940

[Brian Bines]

There was a wartime German request for information on the following missing crew :-

Ofw Walter Brunn
Uffz Willi Grothe
Uffz Theodor Neumann
Uffz Alfons Gusicki

The date given is 10-4-1940 area of Scapa Flow although the British notation says these dates are not always accurate, it also states a Walter Brunn was known to have been with KG 26 but had been transferred to KG 30.
Is anymore information available for this missing crew please,

Regards
Brian Bines

[Andy Mitchell]

Brian,

In "Fledgeling Eagles" by Shores et al there is mention of this aircraft on page 249

"Two Ju 88s were lost, one 2./KG 30 machine (Ofw Walter Brünn) failing to return after radioing an SOS that one engine had been lost due to a flak hit, whilst a 4 Staffel machine flown by Lt Hans Hohendahl was also missing."

This is recorded in the diary entry for 10/04/40.

[robert]

Hi,

last message was radioed by 2./KG30 approx. 90 km SE of Scapa Flow.

Robert

[robert]

2./KG30 4D+CK force-landed at 22.30 hrs due to flak hits.

Robert

[Brian Bines]

Andy and Robert, thank you both very much for this info.,

All the Best
Brian Bines