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Ju 88A-1 serial number 328 crashed into the North Sea off Harwich 3/10 1940.


The aircraft belonged to Aufklärungsgruppe. 1.(F)/122 and was coded F6+BH.
T/o Vendeville Op: Recce.


JU 88A-1 serial number 328 was on a recce flight over the English east coast when a distress call was received at 18:45 hours when the aircraft was in Pl.Q. 2200 05E which is in the Harwich area.
 
On 28/11 1940 Navigator Feldwebel Hermann Peters was found washed ashore near Vrist by Receiver of Wrecks Niels Vrist and was laid to rest in Lemvig cemetery on 2/12 1940.
 
The body of Pilot Oberfeldwebel Günter Spanke was found washed ashore in beach area number 34 near Lyngvig on 2/12 1940. The body was brought home to Germany.
 
Also the body of WOp Oberfeldwebel Hans Adler was found washed ashore. On 30/11-1940 he was laid to rest in Celle Stadtfriedhof, Germany.

If the body of Flt.Engr. Unteroffizier Lorenz Wabnitz have been found  is unknown to the author.
 


                                 (Aase Kallesøe)

 


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Navigator Feldwebel Hermann Peters funeral

 

Sources: RL 2 III/752, Ringkøbing Police journal, Report Lemvig Police, BL, Peter Cornwell, MH, Steve Roberts.

 
 

 

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