Night fighter encounters, 29th June 1941

[Steve Smith]

Hi,

No.218 Squadron had two separate encounters with JU88's on return from an attack on the marshalling yards at Bremen on the above date.

Pilot Officer Maxwell (R1596 HA-D) reported he was attacked by a JU88 just off the English coast on return, while Sergeant Jolly (R1726 HA-O) reported a similar encounter also on route home. I would like to know if there were any claims for or reports available for these two attacks. Were any German night fighters units active over the English coast on this night, if so, who?

Any help appreciated.
Regards

Steve

[Chris Goss]

Steve

Presume you mean night of 27-28 Jun 41? Intruders of I/NJG 2 were active with a claim SE of Eastbourne at 2345 hrs by Fw Robert Lüddecke of 3/NJG 2 and 70 km east of Great Yarmouth at 2345 hrs by Ofw Hermann Sommer of 2/NJG 2. The remaining kills were all over Germany

[Steve Smith]

Hi Chris,

29th/30th June 1941. Approximate time between 02:30hrs 04:40hrs on the 30th.

Steve

[Chris Goss]

Sorry-wrong Bremen attack. Whitley claimed by 4/NJG 1 off Dutch coast. 1/NJG 2 claimed a Wellington 60 km NE Bacton and 4/NJG 2 another one 200 km ESE of Grimsby (40 or 300 Sqn?). Times 0243, 0350, 0414. Problem is as we have said before is the Germans only claimed kills not damaged or probables

[Steve Smith]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for looking. Appreciate the problems, I was not aware that the Germans did not record encounters or combats, only “Abschuss”.

Regards

Steve

[Chris Goss]

...unless there is an entry in logbooks or the War Diary (if they exist)