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15 August 1940 Ju88A 4D+ - M 4/KG30
Auburn Farm, Fraisthorpe, nr Bridlington, Yorkshire. 13.30 hrs.
While on operations to bomb Driffield aerodrome, Yorkshire, attacked by fighters and crashed. Aircraft
completely destroyed on impact with the ground and burnt.
AW: -, FP: L 26681.
Ff: Fw Rudolf Bihr +. CC 3/367.
Bo: Fw Robert Pohl 62748/15 +. CC 3/367.
BF: Uffz Severin-Günther Kürsch 62748/23 +. CC 3/363.
Bm: Uffz Arnulf-Georg Neumeyer +. CC 3/365.
Unit assumed from ID disc and Feldpostnummer.
15 August 1940 Ju88A 4D+DR 7/KG30
Bridlington Reservoir, Yorkshire. 13.30 hrs.
Took off from Aalborg to attack aerodromes in Yorkshire (Driffield), with
four 250 kg bombs but did not reach objective before being shot down by
fighters and carrying out a forced landing.
ID: 62755, AW: -, FP: L 30121.
Ff: Obltn Werner Bachmann.
Bo: Uffz Werner Evers.
Bf: Fw Georg Henneske 62756/60 +. CC 3/369.
Bm: Flieger Robert Walther.
Above: Soldiers pick
through the remains of
the 4/KG30 Ju88 which
crashed at Auburn Farm
near Bridlington.
Below: 4D+DR lies in a
field near Bridlington
Reservoir. The aircraft
was subsequently put on
display in the local area
as can be seen in the
photos opposite.
15 August 1940 He115C Wn.3251 S4+BH 1/KuFlGr506
‘Faldiehill’, Panmure Estate, west of Arbroath, Angus. 04.04 hrs.
While low flying, the pilot was dazzled by searchlights and flew into a hillside, spreading wreckage
over three fields but did not catch fire.
Markings: B in white. Shield; blue-grey, with three black and white birds.
Armament: two MG15, two MG17 found in wreckage and a cannon marked ‘MG151 14.99 Madsen’
was found in an adjacent field. One bomb dropped near by. No armour plate found.
ID: -, AW: white, Kiel, 21/2/40, FP: -.
Ff: Ofw Rudolf Holfert +. CC 4/7.
Bo: Ltn zur See Hans Eberhardt Tonne very seriously injured.
Bf: Fw Paul Schroers 73038/3 +. CC 4/5.
The unit was assumed from the aircraft code.
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