Ju 88s losses 29 or 30 October 1943

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Hello,

In Gen.Qu.6.Abt. loss list of 6 November 1943, the entry 74 is for the Ju 88 A-4 Wnr 300142 (4U+GK) of 2.(F)/123 that was lost (100%) south of Rhodes for an unknown reason. The four crew (Lt Walter Plattner, Fw Erich Dedlow, Uffz Walter Jacobi, Uffz Fritz Schmitt) are MIA. The loss date was the 29 October 1943.

In the book "Fighters over the Aegean", Brian Cull identifies a JU 88 shot down by 227 Sqn in the morning as this aircraft, so one day later. Has someone any other source confirming the date of 30 for the loss ? I found none of the crew in the Volksbund or in death cards on fold3.

Another question for the same day (30 October 1943) six French Spitfires of GC 2/7 met west of Ajaccio a Ju 88 and claimed it shot down. The German pilot reportedly ditched the damaged aircraft but it sank very fast without survivors. The claim is in MAW4, but the German loss is not identified. Any idea ?