Aufkl. Gr. 122 May 1941
2 May 1941 – At 22.55 hrs an aircraft of 4(F)./122 (under the control of Luftflotte 2) attacked a 3,000 t freighter 30 km northeast of Cromer. The aircrew reported two near misses close to the ships bow and two hits with a hint of a fire – they claimed that the ship was badly damaged.[1]
3 May 1941 – two aircraft from 4(F)./122 were operating off the East Anglian coast (35 km northeast of Gt. Yarmouth). At 22.40 hrs one attacked a 5,000 t steamer with 2 SC 250 and 2 SC 500 bombs. Claimed the ship as damaged. At 23.00 hrs the second aircraft attacked a 3,000 t streamer with 4 SC 250 bombs – the ship was attacked from a height of 50 m and one hit was obtained amidships causing a list and smoke.[2]
4 May 1941 – At 23.35 hrs an aircraft of 1(F)./122 dropped 4 SC 250 on a 2000 t steamer east of Cromer – the aircraft’s crew reported two hits amidships with smoke and flames developing.[3]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 5 May 1941 | 2(F)./122 | Ju 88A-5 | F6+DK | 0332[4] | Shot down -no details, 100%, Oblt. Hans Steffan (B), Ofw. Kurt Fischer (F), Uffz. Hans Nattkemper (Bf) and Uffz. Andreas Dietel all MIA[5] |
8 May 1941 – At 00.28 hrs an aircraft of 1(F)./122 attacked a 4,000 t streamer north of Cromer with 2 SC 250 bombs. Apparently the second of the two bombs exploded amidships causing a large amount of smoke to emit from the ship. The crew imdicated that further observations were not possible due to strong return fire.[6]
An aircraft of 2(F)./122 claimed to have damaged a 1,000 t freighter 20 km northeast of Cromer, dropping 4 SC 250s. The aircraft’s crew reported one hit amidships causing a lot of smoke.[7]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 8 May 1941 | 5(F)./122 | Ju 88A-5 | 0589 | Sustained 15% damage in combat with an enemy fighter near Portland, Dorset. [8] |
9 May 1941 – At 02.02 hrs an aircraft of 1(F)./122 attacked a 3,000 t steamer northeast of The Wash. The aircraft dropped two SD 50 bombs – one bomb landed ahead of the ship and the other in the ships wake. The aircraft also attacked the ship with MG fire.[9]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 10-11 May 1941 | 3(F)./122 | Ju 88 | F6+LL | 0445 [10] | Crashed off Dutch coast – all of the crew were killed. Circumstances and mission are currently unknown. |
| 16 May 1941 | Erg.(F)/122 | Ju 88A-5 | 0459 [11] | Crash landed at Brussels-Melsbroeck, 50%. | |
| 18 May 1941 | 4(F)./122 | Ju 88A-5 | 0695 | Crashed due to engine damage – 100%. [12] | |
| 30 May 1941 | Erg.(F)/122 | Ju 88A-1 | 0388 [13] | Crash landed at Brussels-Melsbroeck, 40%. |
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References
- ↑ Anlage 8 Lagebericht 614 pg 1
- ↑ Anlage 8 Lagebericht 614 pg 1
- ↑ Anlage 8 Lagebericht 614 pg 2
- ↑ Remi Tracanelli – via e-mail 10/04/05 – wk nr
- ↑ Lw. Qu.Mast. Gen returns 7 may 1941
- ↑ Anlage 8 Lagebericht 614 pg 3
- ↑ Anlage 8 Lagebericht 614 pg 4
- ↑ T Remi Tracanelli – via e-mail 10/04/05 – full loss details
- ↑ Anlage 8 Lagebericht 614 pg 4
- ↑ Remi Tracanelli – via e-mail 10/04/05 – codes and wk nr
- ↑ Remi Tracanelli – via e-mail 10/04/05 – wk nr
- ↑ Remi Tracanelli – via e-mail 10/04/05 – full loss details
- ↑ Remi Tracanelli – via e-mail 10/04/05 – wk nr