Who shot down 254's Blenheim L9481?

[andy bird]

I have two suspects: But the time is way off as L9481 went down at 07.55 hrs.

01.06.40 Oblt. Walter Oesau: 1./JG 20 Blenheim - 20 km. N. Ostende 11.35

01.06.40 Oberst Theo Osterkamp: n.b. Stab/JG 51 Blenheim

Have the story of there shooting down, I'm just trying to tie up loose ends

Many Thanks

Andy Bird

[Peter Cornwell]

Andy,

I currently have the No.254 Squadron losses on 1 June 1940 listed so:

Blenheim IV L9481. Shot down by Oberlt Gerhart Framm (Staffelkapitän) of 2./JG27 during patrol over the Goodwin Sands and crashed in the Channel 8.05 a.m. (Pilot) Flying Officer John William Baird killed, Sergeant Richard Roskrow (of No.48 Squadron) missing, Pilot Officer G. W. Spiers rescued unhurt. Aircraft QY*A lost.

Blenheim IV R3630. Shot down by Fw Otto Sawallisch of 2./JG27 during patrol over the Goodwin Sands and crashed in the Channel 8.08 a.m. Sergeant Richard Arthur Bate, Sergeant James Clements Love, and LAC William Thomas Harrison all missing. Aircraft QY*Q lost.

[Nick Beale]

There's this from my tentative forays into ULTRA material for 1940. I haven't seen anything that directly refers to the Blehneims, though.

[Nick Hector]

Some sources say Ostermann shot it down, others say that Framm downed it...

[andy bird]

Nick, Peter & Nick,

Many thank's for this, inserted Oberlt Gerhart Framm.
Baird died a tragic death, have a more graphic account than on the bbc website, just hope my female editor does not cut it out.
Incidentally, Flying Officer John William Baird went to the same school, - Sedbergh School, as the only Jamaican who flew in the Battle of Britain Pilot Officer Herbert Capstick.

Once again Thank you.

Andy