Heinkel He 111 loss October 1944

[Melvin Brownless]

Hi Guys,

This is a long shot but thought I would ask the question anyway; On the night of 6-7th October 1944 a V1 carrying He 111 was shot down into the North sea by a No. 25 Squadron Mosquito. I am searching for the loss details of the Heinkel to pass onto a relative of the Mosquito pilot who shot it down.

Any clues to it's identity would be greatly appreciated!

Kind regards,

Melvin

www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk

[Chris Goss]

Bit of confusion here. Would this be Marshall of 25 Sqn 6-7 Oct? If so Could be 5K+LS of 8/KG 3 even though the pilot, Uffz Klaus Schulte, said there were lost due to engine trouble. Also, NVM says 7 Oct but K Report says they were fished out of the sea 50 miles of Great Yarmouth 1400 hrs 6 Oct 44 which matches with the claim of Jones of 25 Sqn 5-6 Oct 44

[Brian Bines]

Just to add what Chris said despite the NVM giving the date for 5K+LS as the 7th Oct. the first K report gives the loss as due to the port engine catching fire at 1930 hrs on the 5th, with no attack taking place. The K also says they were picked up at 1400hrs on the 6th, Essex police shows the 3 survivors as being accomodated at Harwich Police station at 2320hrs on the 6th and entrained for London the next day at 1055hrs.
F/Lt Marshall of 25 Sqd.submitted a claim for a He111 at 1954hrs in N8090 on the 6/7th, there is a NVM for 5K+KS crew of Ltn. Bohne who made a Notlandung by Venlo on the 6th Oct. - Am 6.1044 nach Feindflug durch beschuss zur Notlandung gezwungen. Besatzung wurde dabei verletzt (leicht).

[Melvin Brownless]

Hi Chris & Brian,

Thank you both for your help, the He 111 was attacked by F/Lt A. E. Marshall so presume it was the Heinkel of Lt. Bohne! Brian do you have the NVM report?

Regards,

Melvin

www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk

[Nick Beale]

I'm not sure if the attached help.

In addition, CX/MSS/T331/127 includes this:

The crew which in report of 7/10 was indicated as missing made an emergency landing in Kessel, 11 km SW of Venlo, after being shot up from the sea. Crew uninjured.

Trouble is, the report of 7/10 either isn't on the file or I missed it.

[Chris Goss]

Not convinced that this crew was a potential victim of Marshall as NVM makes no mention of night fighter attack

[Brian Bines]

Would 'durch Beschuss' possibly indicate enemy fire ? Marshall does claim his target disintegrated and part of it fell burning in a shallow dive . No other NVM for this night apart from Bohne's was sent, the next two are dated 8-10-44 one says details unknown and the other crashed by Groet/Nord Holland.

[RT]

The crew which in report of 7/10 was indicated as missing made an emergency landing in Kessel, 11 km SW of Venlo, after being shot up from the sea. Crew uninjured.

Trouble is, the report of 7/10 either isn't on the file or I missed it.


The 700272 ,,Nick ???

Rémi

[Chris Goss]

My point is NVMs normally say whether it was enemy, friendly or night fighter fire which caused the damage. Also it would appear that Marshall's claim doesn't match the facts-no He 111s disintegrated or fell burning into the sea

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by RT

The crew which in report of 7/10 was indicated as missing made an emergency landing in Kessel, 11 km SW of Venlo, after being shot up from the sea. Crew uninjured.

Trouble is, the report of 7/10 either isn't on the file or I missed it.


The 700272 ,,Nick ???

Rémi

No idea, never done much work on this. It was just some material I happened to have.