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Operation HARPOON
Hi guys,
I'm looking for the losses of German and Italian planes sustained during Operation HARPOON. I do have some information (included below) but any additions or corrections are greatly welcomed! Especially I'm interested in the circumstances of the losses of Ju.88. I've based my list on: Malta The Spitfire Year Spitfires Over Malta La Partecipazione Tedesca alla Guerra Aeronavale nel Mediterraneo Are there any other good sources where I can find additional information? Thank you in advance for your help! Andrzej 14 VI 42 SM.79 - Tenente Alberto Leonardi - Tenente Mario Ingrellini - Tenente Giovanni Vivarelli - Tenente Giovanni Giacomello - Sottotenente Giannino Negri - Sottotenente Moretti S.84 - Tenente Colonnello Giovanni Farina - Maggiore Mario Turba - Tenente Oreste Bedosti - Tenente Angelo Abate - Tenente Angelo Zanelli - Capitano Paolo Simeoni CR.42 - Capitano Alberto Bondi - Sottotenente Bruno Castro - Sergente Maggiore Lorenzo Ramacciotti - Sergente Maggiore Aldo Mazzolani MC.200 - Sergente Maggiore Raimondo Giardini - Maresciallo Giovanni Treggia Ju.87R - Sottotenente Antonio Vecchione Ju.88 - F6+EH, 1(F)/122 - 7T+IL, Kü.Fl.Gr. 606 - 7T+HL, Kü.Fl.Gr. 606 15 VI 42 SM.79 - Sottotenente Martino Aichner S.84 - Maresciallo Aldo Pinna - Maggiore Gastone Valentini Ju.87R - Maresciallo Antonio Marchetti - Sergente Maggiore Gastone Converso Ju.88 - B3+TL, I/KG 54 - M7+HL, Kü.Fl.Gr. 606 - M7+FK, Kü.Fl.Gr. 606
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Re: Operation HARPOON
Ju 88D-1, 1089, Vogel, Ltn. Hugo (B)/Schwarz, Uffz. Emil (F), , , 1.(F), 122, weiße E, F6+EH, , , 14-Jun-42, Both MIA with crew during Operation 'Harpoon', due to Luftkampf with Sea Hurricanes of 813F Sq. (Lt. King-Joyce and Sub. Lt. Crosley). 3 crew picked as POWs, 2 later DOW., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.327, , Ort unbekannt, 100%, F, Bf Uffz. Hans Dombrowsky & Bs Uffz. Helmut Aufermann, ,
Ju 88A-4, 3585, Penske, Ltn. Artur, , , 3., KüFlGr. 606, gelbe H, 7T+HL, , , 14-Jun-42, KIA due to Luftkampf with Sea Hurricanes from HMS Argus (Lt.Cdr. Brabner & Sub. Lt. Hutton) during attack on convoy 'Harpoon'. Bf also KIA, B & Bs MIA., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.333, , Ort unbekannt, 100%, F, B Uffz. Hermann Weller, Bf Gefr. Karl Lember & Bs Gefr. Richard Grogg, , Ju 88A-4, 140161, Koopmann, Ltn. Gerhard, , , 3., KüFlGr. 606, gelbe I, 7T+IL, , , 14-Jun-42, MIA with crew due to Luftkampf with Sea Hurricanes (Lt.Cdr. Brabner & Sub. Lt. Hutton) from HMS Argus during attack on convoy 'Harpoon'., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.333, , Ort unbekannt, 100%, F, B Gefr. Karl-Heinz Boy, Bf Uffz. Walter Remmert & Bs Gefr. Werner Höppert, , Ju 88A-4/trop, 140216, Müller, Ltn. Wilfried, , I., 2., KG 54, gelbe T, B3+TL, , , 14-Jun-42, KIA due to Flak from the HMS Troilus during Operation 'Harpoon' in the Derna area. Rest of crew POW., Maybe 15-Jun. No other casualties listed in Radtke!, Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Radtke, KG 54, p.298, 354; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.338, , bei Pantelleria, 100%, F, B Ogefr. Kurtz, Bf Ogefr. Sprengmeier & Bs Gefr. Scheer, , Ju 88A-4, 8550, Kehrer, Oblt. Kurt, , I., 2., KGr. 806, , M7+FK, , , 15-Jun-42, Stkp. MIA due to Luftkampf with Spitfires from 249 Sq. B & Bf also MIA, Bs KIA., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.346, , (Malta), 100%, F, B Fw. Georg Windhagen, Bf Fw. Erwin Thom & Bs Uffz. Georg Fröhlich, , Ju 88A-4, 5669, Kaufmann, Uffz. Heinz, , I., 3., KGr. 806, gelbe H, M7+HL, DJ+OQ, , 15-Jun-42, MIA with crew due to Luftkampf with Spitfires from 249 Sq., , Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #6)-Vol.9; Shores, Malta:The Spitfire Year, p.346, , (Malta), 100%, F, B Gefr. Josef Wanser, Bf Uffz. Johann Dvorak & Bs Gefr. Walter Jany, , Heinkel Flzg.Werke Oranienburg in Sep-41. |
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Re: Operation HARPOON
Thank you Jim!
So it seems that I have not omitted a single German plane Perhaps you have any data on Italian losses? Thank you once again
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Re: Operation HARPOON
Nothing recorded for the Italians.
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Re: Operation HARPOON
Hi Andrzej,
14.06.1942 2 SM-79s of 36° Stormo (256 Sq. and 259 Sq. took off at 8:00 with 8 CR42s carrying bombs. Losses: SM-79 259 Sq. (36° Stormo) Ten Leonardi Alberto, Serg. M. pilota Spina Riccardo, St. di V. Fiorini Guglielmo, Serg. M. marc. Cordano Oreste, 1° Av. mot. Magno Amerigo, 1° Av. arm. Zucco Martino - shot down by enemy fighters @ about 9:00. 15 SM-84s of 36° Stormo (2 of 256 Sq. - 4 of 257 Sq. - 4 of 258 Sq. and 5 of 259 Sq) took off at 9:00 escorted by 19 Cr.42s and 20 Mc.200s. At 10:05 they attacked the convoy but were in turn engaged by enemy fighters. Losses: SM-84 Ten. Col. Farina Giovanni (commander of the 36° Stormo), Mag. Turba Mario (commander of the del 109° Gruppo), Av. sc. marc. Magris Lonardo, Av. sc. mot. Pirrello Michele, 1° Av. arm. De Santa Cavaldo, Av. sc. fot. Bontempi Giulio; SM-84 Cap. Simeoni Paolo (commander of the 259 Sq.), Serg. M. pilota Musa Adelmo, Av. sc. marc. Gambini Raffaele, 1° Av. mot. Salemmi Albino, Serg. arm. Drobertisi Antonio, 1° Av. fot. Fioriti Vincenzo; SM-84 Ten. Bedosti Oreste, Serg. pilota Spazzoli Gildo, Av. sc. marc. Cappelli Lorenzo, Av. sc. arm. Paulatti Angelo, Av. sc. fot. Negri Emilio; SM-84 Ten. Abate Angelo, Maresc. Bolzetta Angelo, Av. sc. mot. Rossetta Luigi, Av. sc. marc. Urbano Michele, Av. sc. arm. Coruzzo Francesco, Av. sc. fot. Capello Fiorenzo; SM-84 Ten. Zanelli Angelo, Serg. M. pilota Masoni Curzio, Av. sc. mot. Zuliani Vinicio, Av. sc. arm. Antonucci Angelo, Av. sc. fot. Bertinetti Luciano; SM-84 St. Donati Oliviero, Maresc. pilota Monaco Guido, 1° Av. arm. Bertani Andrea, Av. sc. mot. Valentini Giovanni, Av. sc. marc. Giordano Emanuele, Av. sc. fot. Tiralongo Sebastiano. The last SM-84 ditched and the crew was rescue. 10 SM-79s of 104° Gruppo - 46° Stormo (5 of 252 Sq. - 5 of 253 Sq.) took off at 9:00 from Decimomannu. Near the convoy they were attacked by enemy fighters. Losses: SM-79 Ten. Vivarelli Colonna Giovanni, Serg. M. Gaggini Alessandro, 1° Av. arm. Sotgiu Francesco, Av. sc. mot. Ghelli Pasquino, Av. sc. marc. Fionda Piero; SM-79 Ten. Ingrellini Mario, Serg. M. Compiani Giorgio, 1° Av. arm. Valentini Ivo, Av. sc. mot. Pirro Francesco, Av. sc. marc. Bazzichi Giuseppe. The SM-79 (253 Sq.) of Ten. Marescalchi, Serg. M. pilota Guerrini Eugenio, Av. sc. mot. Grigolon Ottavio, 1° Av. marc. Vernier, Av. sc. arm. Ferretti was hit by AA and fighters and crash landed in a field at 4 Km. from Capo Teulada. 2 SM-79s of 104° Gruppo - 46° Stormo (1 of 252 Sq. - 1 of 253 Sq.) took off at 16:00 from Decimomannu. Losses: SM-79 Ten Giacomello Giovanni, Maresc. pilota Gada Costantino, 1° Av. arm. Sala Ruggero, 1° Av. mot. Dandi Orfeo, Av. sc. marc. Pettinau Efisio. 14 SM-79s of 132° Gruppo (7 of 278 Sq. - 7 of 281 Sq.) took off at 17:45 from Castelvetrano escorted by 17 Re-2001s and 7 Mc-200s of the 51° Stormo. At 19:10, 15 miles N.W. of Capo Blanc they were attacked by enemy fighters. Losses: SM-79 St. Negri Giannino, Serg. M. pilota Mutolo Salvatore, Av. all. mot. Semproni Sergio, Serg. marc. Balzano Alessandro. The SM-79 of St. Moretti, De Luca, Serg. M. Buda, 1° Av. Gulla, 1° Av. arm. Paoloni Romano was damaged by fighters and crashed at base. 15.06.1942 2 SM-79s of 132° Gruppo took off at 12:25 from Castelvetrano. The SM-79 of Aichner, Del Bianco, Fantuzzi, Picerno, De Sanctis, Pragliola was shot down by HMS Bedouin. 10 JU-87s of 102° Gruppo Tuffatori took off at 10:50 from Gela escorted by 25 Mc.202s of 155° Gruppo Caccia. They attacked the convoy between the 12:00 and the 12:15. Losses: The JU-87 of Maresciallo Marchetti Antonio and Av. sc. mont. Grosso Luigi was shot down by Spitfire and ditched 50 Km. S.E. of Pantelleria. Source: Carlo Unia, Storia degli Aerosiluranti Italiani Giuseppe Pesce, Il Walzer del 102° Gruppo Hope this helps. Best regards. Marco |
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Re: Operation HARPOON
Yes, it does a lot Marco!! Thank you
One more thing - do you know the MM number for the lost planes and their respective Squadriglias?? Do you know a good descriptive source which deal with the attacks from 14 VI (especially the one made by 17 SM.79 and 15 SM.84)? Thank you once again for your help All the best, Andrzej
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Re: Operation HARPOON
Hi Andrzej,
sorry, I don't have those data. My only source regarding the 14 VI attacks of the SM.79s and SM.84s is the book "Storia degli Aerosiluranti Italiani" by Carlo Unia, ed Bizzarri - Roma 1974, but only some of those attacks are described in detail. Best regards Marco |
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