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Old 19th February 2019, 14:46
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Re: Ju 88 3Z+DH 1./KG 77 Cudham 27 September 1940

This cannot be a typo, as a typist would hit next key.
In regard of the claim, British report would be in feet, so I presume this was transcribed from other sources, and may repeat the same error. Altitude of 500 m or 1500 ft is pretty low, again could be an error there. If not, then the aircraft must have been shot down elsewhere by someone else. Does anyone know, where the crew landed?
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Old 20th February 2019, 03:19
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Re: Ju 88 3Z+DH 1./KG 77 Cudham 27 September 1940

I just converted it into meters.
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Old 21st February 2019, 02:04
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Re: Ju 88 3Z+DH 1./KG 77 Cudham 27 September 1940

Seems K may be not correct.

Fighter Action, at Cudham Church, near Biggen Hill, 0930 hours

- MAP Q3879 (Ref. Air 22-266 - Crash No. 42/7)
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Old 21st February 2019, 22:56
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Re: Ju 88 3Z+DH 1./KG 77 Cudham 27 September 1940

Now, that makes sense. A case almost solved. Downed by fighters, finished by AA, though it would be nice to have some more details about exact circumstances.
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Old 21st February 2019, 23:00
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Re: Ju 88 3Z+DH 1./KG 77 Cudham 27 September 1940

German airmen of this a/c stated that they were hit by flak. NVM also gives: Absturz infolge Flakbeschuß - so I don`t think it is solved.

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Old 21st February 2019, 23:39
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Re: Ju 88 3Z+DH 1./KG 77 Cudham 27 September 1940

4117 Ju 88 A-1 3Z+DN 5./KG 77 (Luftflotte 2)
OPS (F) missing (100%) at/near London 27.09.1940 (Oblt. Friedrich Ziel, Fw. Niedermayer and Uffz. Isensee and Gefr. Teichtmayer mis/rep killed in o/06.11.40, k/22.11.40 and d/05.12.40)


Are these the names in K report?
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Old 22nd February 2019, 00:53
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Re: Ju 88 3Z+DH 1./KG 77 Cudham 27 September 1940

Certainly, AA hit over Cudham at 1,500 ft could not have been the reason of the loss. So either the altitude is wrong, there was another claim by AA or the aircraft was downed by fighters, plenty of them around.

No idea, but the 5./KG 77 aircraft was lost in the afternoon, in sea.
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Old 22nd February 2019, 01:09
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Re: Ju 88 3Z+DH 1./KG 77 Cudham 27 September 1940

8090 Ju 88 A-1 3Z+DH 1./KG 77 (Luftflotte 2)
OPS (F) mis (100%) at/near London 27.09.1940 (Ofw. Herb. Müller, Uffz. Kollmannsmager and Ofw. Rob. Müller missing, Gefr. Zabel mis/rep killed in b/01.11.40)
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Old 22nd February 2019, 01:11
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Re: Ju 88 3Z+DH 1./KG 77 Cudham 27 September 1940

So why the crew did not notice fighter attack?
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So why the crew did not notice fighter attack?
Crews were taken by surprise all the time (which is what an attacker hopes to achieve) and many never knew what hit them.
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