He 111 St./KG.27 loss 17 or 18 July 1940

[Peter Cook]

Thanks Robert, the 14.15 time is intriguing, because the 145 Squadron claims for a He 111 shot down 20 miles south of Bognor is 13.15 (14.14 EST). This combat took place on the 18th and there is substantial evidence in the form of 5 combat reports and the ORB, which state that the Heinkel landed in the water and some of the crew were seen to leave the aircraft, so it was undoubtedly destroyed. As far as I can tell there are no Quartermaster reports for an He 111 destroyed on the 18th, which brings me back to Georgi's aircraft logged as destroyed on the 17th -- there were no RAF claims for He 111s on that date. I guess that this still remains a bit of a mystery.