Aufkl. Gr. 122 Oct 1940
2 Oct 1940 – At 12.28 hrs a Ju 88 of 5(F)./122 departed on a channel recce sortie eventually reporting that it had not sighted any shipping between Dover and the isle of Wight[1]
3 Oct 1940 - 1(F)./122 recce sortie to east coast of England, aircraft lost in Pl.Qu. 2200 - 05 East – last distress call timed at 18.45 hrs CET. The pilot, Oberfeldwebel Günter Spanke (born 27 Jan 1910) was found washed ashore at Lyngvig on 2 Dec 1940.[2]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1940 | 1(F)./122 | Ju 88A-1 | F6+BH | 01328 | Failed to return from a recce sortie to the English East Coast. Shot down off Harwich in the early morning, 100% four crew (Ofw Spanke, Fw. Peters, Ofw. Adler and Uffz. Wabnitz) MIA.[3] |
4 Oct 1940 – A 5(F)./122 Ju 88 (departed at 09.51 hrs) reported no sightings of shipping between Dover and the Isle of Wight.[4]
7 Oct 1940 – A single Ju 88 of 5(F)./122, operating under the control of I Fliegerkorps, took off at 08.25 hrs – it reported no shipping sightings between Dover and the Isle of Wight.[5]
Afternoon sortie by a Ju 88 of 5(F)./122 reported no shipping in the area of the Channel it had searched.[6]
8 Oct 1940 – A single Ju 88 of 5(F)./122 reported 1 large and 6 small ships with a single escort off Dover.[7]
9 Oct 1940 – 5(F)./122 sent out a single Ju 88 on a midday sortie over the Channel – reported no shipping between Margate and Brighton.[8]
A further Channel recce and weather sortie was operated by 5(F)./122 starting at 15.00 hrs, this also reported no shipping sightings between Dover and the Isel of Wight.[9]
10 Oct 1940 – 5(F)./122 sent out a Ju 88 at 07.30 hrs for a weather and Channel recce sortie – this aircraft reported a number of small vessels in the vicinity of Folkestone and some shipping in Dover harbour.[10]
12 Oct 1940 - A Ju 88 (F6+VN), piloted by Fw. Werner Breese, of 5(F)./122 flew a weather flight encompassing the Thames Estuary and the Isle of Wight departing Haure Fontaineat 14.00 hrs and returning at 16.45 hrs.[11]
15 Oct 1940 – A Ju 88 (F6+AN) of 5(F)./122 flew a weather recce sortie to the Thames Estuary and the Isle of Wight.[12]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1940 | 1(F)./122 | Ju 88A-1 | F6+LH | 5047 | Force landed at Lille-Vendeville on return from a recce over England, 60%. One crew member injured |
18 Oct 1940 – Fw Werner Breese and crew, of 5(F)./122, flew the midday weather sortie to the Thames Estuary and the Isle of Wight.[13]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 1940 | 5(F)./122 | Ju 88A-5 | Damaged in a landing accident near Laon during operational sortie, no casualties 50%[14] |
19 Oct 1940 – A Ju 88 (F6+TN) of 5(F)./122, flew the midday weather sortie to the Thames Estuary and the Isle of Wight, taking off at 12.20 hrs and returning to Haute Fontaine at 14.39 hrs.[15]
21 Oct 1940 - A Ju 88 (F6+TN) of 5(F)./122, piloted by Fw Werner Breese, was sent out at 07.44 hrs for a weather recce sortie covering the Thames Estuary and the Isle of Wight landing back at base at 10.03 hrs.[16]
25 Oct 1940 - 2(F)./122 despatched a Bf 110C-5 from Brussels at 1300 hrs on a recce sortie to the Rolls Royce works at Derby but the aircraft was intercepted and shot down. The pilot told British investigators that he was on a bomber escort mission with several other Bf 110 aircraft.[17]
A Ju 88 (F6+TN) of 5(F)./122, flew the early afternoon weather sortie to the Thames Estuary and the Isle of Wight, taking off at 13.10 hrs and returning to Haute Fontaine at 15.36 hrs.[18]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1940 | 2(F)./122 | Bf 110C-5 | F6+MK | 2257 | Shot down by Spitfire of 72 Sqdn 15 miles NE of Great Yarmouth at 14.40. Lt K. Wacker picked up by HMS Widgeon and Gefr. G. Gneist MIA[19] |
29 Oct 1940 - A Ju 88 (F6+TN) of 5(F)./122, piloted by Fw Werner Breese, was despatched on a morning recce sortie of the Thames Estuary and the English Channel. It departed Haute Fontaine at 08.05 hrs returning at 10.07 hrs.[20]
3.(F)/122 at Eindhoven sent the following strength return to Fliegerkorps IX:
Total aircraft: 1 He 111H-2; 1 He 111H-3 and 12 Ju 88.
Aircraft ready: 8
Total Crews: 11
Crews ready: 11
2 Ju 88s in Rheims to have their wings lengthened.
1 He 111H-2 detached to Fliegerkorps IX[21]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 1940 | 5(F)./122 | Ju 88A-1 | Damaged in a taxiing accident at Haute-Fontaine, 8%[22] |
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References
- ↑ T321 R88 Luftflottenkommando 3, p845
- ↑ Soren Flensted - TOCH May 5th 2005 and Peter Cornwell - TOCH May 5th 2005
- ↑ Ramsay et al BoB Then and Now p673 & Mason BoB p430
- ↑ T321 R88 Luftflottenkommando 3, p872
- ↑ T321 R88 Luftflottenkommando 3, p938
- ↑ T321 R88 Luftflottenkommando 3, p932
- ↑ T321 R88 Luftflottenkommando 3, p966
- ↑ T321 R88 Luftflottenkommando 3, p974
- ↑ T321 R88 Luftflottenkommando 3, p975
- ↑ T321 R88 Luftflottenkommando 3, p994
- ↑ Werner Breese Combat Sorties – compiled by Tim Oliver from Werner Breese's Flugbuchs
- ↑ Werner Breese Combat Sorties – compiled by Tim Oliver from Werner Breese's Flugbuchs
- ↑ Werner Breese Combat Sorties – compiled by Tim Oliver from Werner Breese's Flugbuchs
- ↑ Ramsay et al BoB Then and Now p689 & Mason BoB p452
- ↑ Werner Breese Combat Sorties – compiled by Tim Oliver from Werner Breese's Flugbuchs
- ↑ Werner Breese Combat Sorties – compiled by Tim Oliver from Werner Breese's Flugbuchs
- ↑ A.I.1 (K) 802/1940 via Melvin Brown
- ↑ Werner Breese Combat Sorties – compiled by Tim Oliver from Werner Breese's Flugbuchs
- ↑ Ramsay et al BoB Then and Now p695
- ↑ Werner Breese Combat Sorties – compiled by Tim Oliver from Werner Breese's Flugbuchs
- ↑ HW5/6 Report dated 31.10.40
- ↑ Ramsay et al BoB Then and Now p702