Luftwaffe crashes in Cambridgeshire

[Julian]

Just to say a big thank you to everyone who has assisted my research for Volume 3 War Torn Skies Cambridgeshire so far I have been incredibly honoured by your efforts and all will be mentioned in every section they have assisted. I still need further help, whilst having amassed detailed eye-witness accounts I am still looking for pre- crash pics of crews and aircraft, crash scene pics, and pics of crews / individuals in captivity for the below listed aircraft. I would like to add that anyone who is interested may have all my research notes on these crashes after my book has been published probably in July 2008. But in meantime if I can help anyone with their research of course I will.
I have heard recent rumours that photographs exist of the Dornier 217 (F8+AP) that crashed at Orwell near Wimpole on 8th September 1942 as well as its crew members, now I have a very fuzzy one of F8+AP preparing for take off and thats it , can anyone confirm these rumours?
Cheers Julian
Aircraft Heinkel He 111P
Date19th June 1940
Time 1.15am
Unit 4/KG4
Coded 5J+AM
Werk Nummer Unknown
Location Fleam Dyke, Fulbourn near Six Mile Bottom
Crew
Oberleutnant Joachim von Arnim
Feldwebel Wilhelm Maier
Feldwebel Karl Hauck (injured)
Unteroffizier Paul Gersch (killed)


Aircraft Junkers 88A-5
Date February 15-16th 1941 at night.
Time4.30a.m.
Unit:-. 8/KG1 (some reports state 3/KG1)
Coded V4+GS
Werk Nummer 6214
Location .Crash landed on Steeple Morden aerodrome after a raid on Liverpool
Crew
Leutnant Herbert Florian
Unteroffizier A. Wassmeier
Unteroffizier Ferdinand. Wuhr
Gefreiter K. Fredrich


Aircraft Junkers 88A-5
DateJuly 30-31st 1942 at night.
Time 3.10 a.m
Unit :-. 12/KG77
Coded 3Z+BW
Werk Nummer 5123
Location Crashed on Cuckoo Farm, Westwick near Oakington
Crew
Hauptmann D. Hepp
Unteroffizier Wilhelm Boland
Obergefreiter Hans. Kroger
Unteroffizier Johannes. Sauter (some records state Lauter but this is incorrect)


Aircraft Dornier Do 217M-1
DateFebruary 22-23rd 1944 at night
Time 10.40p.m.
Unit 2/KG2
Coded U5+DK
Werk Nummer 56051
Location Belly landed in allotments behind No 302 Milton Road in Cambridge.
Crew
Oberfeldwebel H Steman
Unteroffizier R Schwarzmuller
Unteroffizier H. Behrens
Unteroffizier W. Rosendahl

[Chris Goss]

Presume you have seen my book 'Luftwaffe's Battle of Britain: The Bombers Battle' in respect of 19 Jun 40? Photos of all the crew, aircraft before and after.
I should warn you that seeing a photo of F8+AP does not necessarily mean that it is the same F8+AP unless you can see the Wk Nr. For example, there are a series of photos of U5+NT and because you can see the Wk Nr 4272, you can say for certain it was the same U5+NT lost 15 Jan 43

[Brian Bines]

The old War Monthly magazine had a good article on Do 217 U5+DK belly landed without crew on 23/24th-Feb-1944,

Regards

Brian Bines

[Julian]

Hi Chris good point about coding and necessity of Werke Nummer confirmation, I had considered this factor, and will clarify this when published . I am going to have to procure a copy of your book....I have of course heard about it, but like many things in life never got round to doing or purchasing it. The 19th June 1940 photographs sound superb.
Cheers Jules

[Julian]

Brian that sounds most interesting I will try and track down the relevant issue of this magazine. Thank you very much for your pointer on this article I very much appreciate it.
Cheers Julian