Air War Publications: Jabos on 27 May 1942 eArticle Available

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77 years after the event we have released a thorough investigation into the 27 May 1942 loss of the British trawler HMS Arctic Pioneer and Luftwaffe Jabo pilot Leutnant Josef 'Sepp' Fröschl. It is available for purchase here: Link Led by the charismatic future Ritterkreuzträger Oblt. Fritz Schröter, that day's mission was typical of the German fighter-bomber campaign waged over the Channel and southern England in 1942 and 1943. Spurred by research into Schröter's biography, Andrew Arthy and Adam Thompson have included previously unpublished material to produce a balanced account of the combat on that afternoon, which turned out a success for the Luftwaffe pilots and tragic for many British sailors.

There a blog post with a bit more details here: Blog Post

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