seeking info about Ju-88 sunk 10 May 1944 near Port Vendres

[Dan History]

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

Look on the DEFE3 message and at top left you'll see "Ref. CX/MSS…" That is the number of a message on an HW5 file.

Thank you, Nick! If only the good people at the National Archives finally digitised HW5, too. At the rates some forum members are going, they might achieve digitisation before the Archives do

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

My first thought would have been 1.(F)/33.

I had not thought about 1.(F)/33, but there is no indication that this unit suffered losses in this action. I had forgotten that FuG 200 Hohentwiel was widely used by this time, thank you for the information that KG 77 flew night security missions. Touching on my core interest, I wonder whether FuG 200 was used, even if in small quantities, on the Eastern front during this period. Have you ever seen anything that would indicate this was the case? I think there was probably no requirement for anti-ship radar in the East, given the absence of anti-shipping units, but it's impossible to be sure.

Regards,

Dan