I’m looking for any info on the Ju88 that crashed at Friasthorpe East Yorks after the raid on RAF Driffield 1940, This is not the aircraft that crashed at Barmston, they are two seperate crashes I believe. I have Broken Eagles book and I now believe the picuture that is in the book of the so called Fraisthorpe crash aircraft is not correct and this is more the Barmston aircraft.
I have done a field walk over the Fraisthrope crash site and it appears the aircraft went in very heavy and was not just a belly landing, more info to follow.
Many thanks…….
By: Yorkie - 18th September 2012 at 20:59
pm box full Andy
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th September 2012 at 20:45
I suspect this must be the same aircraft noted elsewhere as near Hunmanby?
Of the crew, Uffz Arnulf Neumeyer is still missing and officially unaccounted for.
By: Yorkie - 18th September 2012 at 20:38
Yep just making sure its same aircraft, cheers, that helps alot, more or less what we were thinking with the explosion on impact, scattered its self over a wide area.
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th September 2012 at 20:25
Sorry….I had missed out a line regarding the crew.
Now edited and inserted.
By: Yorkie - 18th September 2012 at 20:04
did it come back with KIA’s? Andy?
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th September 2012 at 19:45
The one I had originally though of was the incident on 15 August 1940 (also a Ju 88) shot down near Bridlington Road Reservoir, Scarborough. However, the report details (above) are correct for the Fraisthorpe incident.
By: Atcham Tower - 18th September 2012 at 19:40
Andy, you may have been thinking of the Ju 88 near a small reservoir at Woore south of Nantwich, Cheshire. Shot down by ack-ack.
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th September 2012 at 19:25
Here is the RAF Air Intelligence “G” (AIg) report:
15 August 1940, Fraisthorpe, near Bridlington.
Junkers 88 (built at Dessau)
No markings found
Engines Jumo 211
Aircraft completely exploded over wide area, due to fighter action.
3 x m/g found
Few remnants of magazines
Traces of horizontal bomb racks. One UXB almost buried. Possibly 100kg? (RE’s to demolish) Also 2 x incendiaries.
Presumably four crew from miscelaneous human remains found.
No armour plating found.
Any bullet strikes not ascertainable.
Fuel tanks destroyed.
No instruments or bombsight found.
No fuselage emblems found.
Reduced to produce.
This is a straight transcript from the intelligence officer’s original notebook. Hope it helps?
By: Yorkie - 18th September 2012 at 19:02
Bump
Been back over it today, found a few bits and bobs, 3 cartrige cases, 2 spent and 1 un-fired.
any info much appriecated.
By: Yorkie - 3rd November 2009 at 18:45
Dont think it was near a resivour, was very near the coast
By: Arabella-Cox - 3rd November 2009 at 17:20
I think I have the original notes on this (and other?) Ju 88 crashes from RAF Intelligence Officer, Fg/Off StJohn Peskett. From memory was this (or another?) at or near a reservoir?
I will find the notes, scan, and post in due course….
By: northeagle - 3rd November 2009 at 16:55
Have you tried contacting Bill Norman via his web page? I have always found him reliable and helpful. Anyone can make mistakes I suppose.
http://www.billnorman.co.uk/
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