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Re: 15/16 April 1941 and "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham
The 3 crew that baled out were captured in the Lydney/Coleford area around 2255hrs according to the K report. Cunningham's claims were 0200, 0235, 0240 hrs according to Foreman's books but these are wrong. He first took off at 2030 hrs, landing 2330hrs claiming a He 111 destroyed near Monmouth at 2255hrs (did not see it crash) so this is now a possibility. He then took off again at 0110hrs landing 0325 hrs claiming a He 111 over Southampton at 0143 hrs and south of Lymington at 0235hrs (did not see the latter crash). According to the book on KG 55, Wk Nr was 2812
Last edited by Chris Goss; 28th January 2023 at 12:57. |
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Re: 15/16 April 1941 and "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham
Good morning,
I am very glad. Now, the third one that crashed south of Lymington (Cunningham did not see the crash). We don’t have a crash site S off Lymington so I assume that the He111 returned to France damaged or its another ac that Cunningham misidentified (probably from Aufklärungsgruppe ObdL) Regards George Last edited by George 118; 29th January 2023 at 09:56. |
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Re: 15/16 April 1941 and "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham
Note I say possibility. The Aufkl.Ob.dL loss was a Do 215 not a He 111 and is unlikely it was operating at night. Its cause for loss is not known.
As to other aircrfat damaged you can discount III./KG 40 (convoy attacks). a III./KG 27 He 111 crash-landed at Orleans suffering 35% damage, another suffered 40% damage due to technical problem while one from 6./KG 27 landed at Caen 0327hrs having been damaged by a night fighter. I wonder if this was Cunningham's 3rd success? No damage just a wounded crewman and shot out port engine |
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Re: 15/16 April 1941 and "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham
Yes I know it . Possibility is better than nothing.
The last one you mention it is the He 111H-2 "1G + HP" of 6/KG27, piloted by Oblt Josef Hülsmann suffered engine damage by a British night fighter and belly landed in shallow water in the vicinity of Caen-Carpiquet ??? Uffz. Karl Maron (Bm) WIA |
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Re: 15/16 April 1941 and "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham
Caen-Carpiquet is not located on the coast?
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Re: 15/16 April 1941 and "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham
Lake or river, even a canal.
Or a Kracker mistake. |
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Re: 15/16 April 1941 and "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham
I am looking for the Werk-Nr. of a Heinkel He 111H-2 "1G + HP" of 6/KG27
Any idea ? |
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Re: 15/16 April 1941 and "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham
Not recorded in the history of KG 27
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