Hello,
Been out tonight on a meal with friends celebrating my Birthday (yesterday) and one of them has asked me a question, that I haven’t a clue about answering. The gentleman has lived in St. Agnes near Perranporth all his life and was asking about a Heinkel 111 that crashed in the sea off St. Agnes on the 3rd May 1941. All he has managed to find is that it was numbered 4021 and coded V4+JL. Unit may be 3/KG40? Hope I noted this correctly, as had a few Doom Bars!
Can anyone shed any light on the matter, or point my friend in the direction of someone or an organisation that may be able to assist him further?
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Best wishes,
Martin
By: T6flyer - 29th March 2015 at 14:10
Many thanks to everyone for taking time to reply and to supply me with the necessary information. Will pass the details on today.
So sorry that it has taken a little while to reply (I’m not normally like this), but these last few weeks have been a little hectic in the Pengelly household, with my elderly Father in hospital as we speak – so much to organise for when he comes home – and then myself have been in this week, having a shoulder operation. Just managing to type with two hands, but making full use of the backspace key.
Again, thanks, much appreciated.
Best wishes,
Martin
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th March 2015 at 10:38
Hi Martin,
Hope you had a good birthday bash! I have the following from the Nigel Parker reports;
1/5/41 22.00 hrs.
He 111 V4+IL 9/KG 40
Sea – 300 yards north of Gurnards Head, Cornwall.
This aircraft was flying in a northerly direction and was seen to crash into the sea.
The body of the pilot was washed ashore at Porthminster Point, ½ mile SE St Ives.
The pilot was very experienced as he had a certificate in his possession dated 20/3/40 showing that he had passed the Instructor’s Test in Blind Flying and was fully qualified as an instructor. He wore the Four Years Service and Sudeten ribbons.
ID: 53548, AW: white, Nordhausen, 8/5/40, FP: L 02110.
Pilot: Ofw Alfred Pickart EKI 53548/17 +. CC 5/280.
Obs: Lt Loose +. NKG.
W/T: Ofw Burian +. NKG.
B/M: Fw Franz Schwarz 53548/38 +. CC 5/273.
Regards,
Melvin
By: skyskooter - 13th March 2015 at 20:27
Sorry. Found the book but it is about the war in Oxfordshire not Cornwall as I thought.
By: Ross_McNeill - 13th March 2015 at 20:13
3./KG40
Heinkel He 111H-5
Lt A Loose
Oberfw A Pickart
Oberfw H Burvam
Fw F Schwarz
F8+JL
Regards
Ross
By: skyskooter - 13th March 2015 at 20:01
Keep an eye on the Luftwaffe Crash Archive. So far volume 6 is up to 31 December 1940. The next one or two should cover the date you are looking for. It is very comprehensive including crashes off shore.
Somewhere I have a book about the war in Cornwall called When The Lights Went Out. If I can find it in the pile I will check it out.
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March 11, 2015 at 10:57 pm