Did KG 26 hit the cruiser Molotov in 1942?

[Paul Thompson]

Originally Posted by Andrey Kuznetsov

It seems the time of loss of He111 1T+JH from 4./KG26 has fixed.
At 02:33 msk (01:33 MEZ) "Molotov" shot down a torpedo plane. The plane had inflamed in the air and then burned at sea 3-5 minutes.
At the same time (01:30=02:30 msk) MAS568 had attacked the cruiser with 2 torpedoes and claimed 2 hits (zero hits really). "Molotov" saw the boat and open fire at 02:30 msk.

According to Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 4.(F)/122 had two losses in Aug.42. I know about the loss 23.Aug but when was 2nd loss?

Hello Andrey,

Thank you for looking further at this interesting incident. Do you mean that you have found the German report for the time of loss of the Heinkel and it matches Soviet information?

If MAS 568 did not hit the Molotov, then who did? Was it the crew of the lost Heinkel?

4.(F)/122 did not lose any other aircraft in August.

Warm regards,

Paul