Führungskette X Fliegerkorps

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Some operational claims by this unit from 1940 are to be found below


Date Type of Ship Tonnage Bombs Location Notes
12.7 1,000 1 SC 250 East coast of Iceland Diving(?) attack, hit midship. Lfl.5[1]
27.7 Merchant 4,000 2 SC 250 North Minch Hit midships, boiler explosion, sinking. Lfl.5[2]
3.8 Merchant 5,000 7 SC 250 SE Tiupan (Head, Stornoway) Strong fire observed. Lfl.5[3]
23.8 Merchant 7,000 2 SC 250 East Coast Scotland Very strong fire, explosions observed. Lfl.5[4]
23.8 Merchant 8,000 1 SC 250 East Coast Scotland Hit, aft section of ship burning. Lfl.5[5]
23.8 Merchant 6,000 Unk. East Coast Scotland Heavy smoke on foredeck. Lfl.5[6]
27.8 Merchant 5,000 2 SD 50 Moray Firth Hits on foredeck. Lfl.5[7]
2.9 Merchant 8,000 2 SC 250 30 km NE Peterhead Both ships are blazing strongly and lying burning and were sinking. Lfl.5[8]
2.9 Merchant 5,000 1 SC 250 30 km NE Peterhead As above. Lfl.5[9]
6.9 Merchant 1,336 Unk. 25 km N Kinnaird Head “Gennet” - Hit sunk after radio broadcast. Lfl.5[10]
6.9 Merchant 5,281 Unk. 25 km N Kinnaird Head “Darlington Court” - Hits, ship burns, detected by radio traffic. Lfl.5[11]
11.9 Merchant 8,000 Unk. Between Moray Firth and Aberdeen Hits on waterline nothing further observed. Lfl.5[12]
26.9 Merchant 7,000 2 SC 250 East coast Scotland Ship on fire and sinking Lfl.5[13]
26.9 Merchant 6,000 2 SC 250

1 SC 500

East coast Scotland First bombs on the deck. Second bomb to the stern – effect not observed. Lfl.3[14]
28.9 Merchant 6,000 2 SC 250 80 km NNE Peterhead Hit amidships, steamer exploded, remained completely engulfed in flames with a strong list, sinking. Lfl. 5[15]
28.9 Merchant 6,000 1 SC 500 80 km NNE Peterhead Bombs detonated deep down in the ship's boiler, causing heavy vapor and fumes to escape, leaving them instantly sinking. Lfl. 5[16]
30.9 Merchant 5,000 2 SC 250 Near Aberdeen Hit amidships, heavy smoke. Lfl.5[17]
30.9 Merchant 5,000 2 SC 250 Near Aberdeen Hit amidships, heavy smoke. Unable to observe further as aircraft damaged. Lfl.5[18]
8.10 Merchant steamer 3,000 4 SC 250 90 km NE Edinburgh 2 hits amidships explosion and fire.

Ship remained in sinking condition.

Lfl.5[19]
11.10

20.25

Merchant steamer 8,000 Unk. Moray Firth Smoke, ship stopped. Lfl.5[20]

  1. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 335
  2. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 335
  3. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 364
  4. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 364
  5. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 364
  6. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 364
  7. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 364
  8. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 394
  9. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 394
  10. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 394
  11. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 394
  12. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 394
  13. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 394
  14. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 394
  15. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 394
  16. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 394
  17. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 394
  18. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 394
  19. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 426
  20. Anlage 5 zum Lagebericht Nr 426