Attack on Fort William 22 Dec 40

[Chris Goss]

This attack was credited to Oblt Siegfried Fidorra (B), Lt Hasso Mündel (F), Ofw Reinhard Bothe (BF) and Uffz Lemberg (BS) of 1.(F)/120. I know the fates of the B & F but can anyone tell me more about Bothe (who had the EP) and Lemberg? Also, what were they flying? The unit had handed over its Do 17s for He 111s and apparently didn't receive Ju 88s for another 2 months........?

[Matti Salonen]

1942-03-31, 1.(F)/120, Ju 88 D-1, 4081 (?), A6+RH, Fl.Pl. Flensburg-Weiche
Flugzeugführer Lt Dolezal, Erhard
Beobachter Hptm Sutor, Heinrich, verletzt
Bordfunker Ofw Bothe, Reinhard, +
Bordschütze Uffz Scheibner, Walter
Überschlag bei Landung. Bruch 90 %.

Matti

[Chris Goss]

Thanks Matti

[Chris Goss]

More information has come through on this. Fidorra, Mündel and Bothe attacked the smelter on 22 Dec 40 and 13 Mar 41; the BS on the first mission was Uffz Lemberg, the second Uffz Reiners. Fidorra (+3 Apr 42) got the DKiG 24 Nov 41, Mündel (+22 Feb 42) and Bothe (+31 Mar 42) the EP on 10 Nov 41. Does anyone have anything on the two BS? Of interest, the nose cone and fuse still exist at the smelter and on the 22 Dec 40 mission, this crew spotted a convoy at anchor in Loch Linne which was then attacked by I./KG 40 and resulted in the sinking of the SS Breda

[beaverpatrol]

some pictures i have in the album from my Grandfather :

- 100. Feindflug OFW Bothe (6 pictures)
- Ltn Mündel Hasso , Portrait
- Funeral of Oltn. Fidorra , 22.4.42 in Norway ( Sola, i guess), 4 pictures

and some other stuff from 1 (F) 120 from 1942/43

drop me a line, with your email , so i could send it to you if interested

or try this :

https://goo.gl/photos/8xWHhgHnJZGX8Crv9

[Chris Goss]

Thanks I have PM'd you. It will be interesting comparing what you have to my 1./120 photos