Luftwaffe losses in the Channel Islands

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Ian Le Sueur
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Luftwaffe Losses in the Channel Islands List
Sun Dec 22 20:53:50 2026
212.9.7.70

Attached is a list of Luftwaffe aircraft lost around the Channel Islands, any help with details of crew, unit would be appreciated.

Jul-40 Guernsey Landing Accident
29/07/40 HE111 Guernsey Crashed into sea Crew OK
09/08/40 ME109F-1 Guernsey Airport Collided with Flak position 3 Gunners Killed
13/08/40 JU87R Guernsey Damaged in combat crashed in sea 2 x crew killed
13/08/40 ME109E-4 Guernsey Take off collision aerodrome pilot unhurt
23/08/40 JU52 Airport Jersey
25/09/40 Do18 Guernsey Shot down by Blenheim
01/11/40 Do17P Crashed at La Pulante Jersey Engine Failure 4 x KIA
03/11/40 JU88A-1 Airport Jersey Techinical Failure Crew OK
05/11/40 BU131 Rozel Jersey Chute failed to open pilot KIA
05/11/40 JU88A-1 Airport Jersey
07/11/40 JU52 Airport Jersey
19/11/40 HE111 Crashed brtween the Isles of Jethou and Crevichon Blew up Crew KIA
16/01/41 JU52 Crashed off St Catherines Jersey
22/01/41 JU88A-5 Airport Jersey Crew OK
Feb-41 JU52 Airport Jersey x 3
03/10/41 JU88A-5 Airport Jersey Collided with another JU88 Crew OK
14/03/41 JU88A-5 Corbiere Jersey Crew KIA
29/12/41 ME109F-2 Crashed at St Ouen Jersey Engine Failure Pilot Hurt but OK
02/01/42 Crashed at Bouley Bay Jersey Shot down by RAF aircraft
13/06/43 Seaplane North Jersey Damaged during take off crew Hurt but OK
23/08/43 FW190 Crashed on shell beach on the Isle of Herm accidentatlly Shot down by flak
07/03/44 FW190 Crashed at La Ponchez, Castel, Guernsey Pilot KIA
19/03/44 HE177 SW Guernsey Shot down by Beaufighter
Apr-44 JU88 Crashed off of Alderney Shot down by Night-fighter
06/04/44 JU88A-4 Crashed at Eden Chapel Jersey Shot down in error by flak Crew x 4 KIA
23/05/44 Unknown Aircraft Washed ashore La Rocque Jersey
20/06/44 HE111 Crashed in flames at Samares Jersey
Kind regards and a Merry Christmas from a dry and mild Jersey.

Ian Le Sueur

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Chris Goss
Re: Luftwaffe Losses in the Channel Islands List
Mon Dec 23 07:06:10 2026
80.40.88.14

Ian-you might like to split this down as there is a hell of a lot of questions/work here!

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Ian Le Sueur
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Luftwaffe Losses in the Channel Islands List
Mon Dec 23 20:43:34 2026
212.9.27.228

Hi Chris

I can email it in spread sheet form if that's any help. Do you have excel?

Ian

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Chris Goss
Re: Luftwaffe Losses in the Channel Islands List
Mon Dec 23 21:27:52 2026
80.40.93.38

Ian-I have many of the answers you are after but I am hellish busy until the end of January

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Ian Le Sueur
Luftwaffe Losses in the Channel Islands List
Mon Dec 23 21:32:36 2026
212.9.27.228

Hi Chris

No problem I'm in no particular hurry any help you can give whenever you have time would be appreciated.

Have a good Christmas and I hope to hear from you in the new year.

Ian

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Nick Beale
Two more…
Tue Dec 24 18:33:40 2026
212.159.50.97

Ultra KV 1149 says that included in losses reported on 25th March 1944 by Luftflotte 3 were:

(a) 23rd March: Stab/NAG 13, one Fw 190 shot up Guernsey airfield on landing, slight damage.

(b) (fair indications 23rd March): 1./NAG 13, one Fw 190 belly landing at Guernsey owing lack of fuel. Slight damage.

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Hans Nauta
Some answers
Mon Dec 23 12:56:59 2026
213.73.237.125

Hi Ian,

Although the Channel Islands isn't my region of interest I'll have a try with the aid the documentation on my shelves. Hope this will cut down your extensive list:

From Battle over Britain by Francis K. Mason (old publication, might contain errors)

29/07/40: He.111 I/KG27 100% loss
09/08/40: Bf.109 I/JG53 80% loss
13/08/40: Ju.87 II/SG2 100% loss, shot down by 609 Sqdn Spit
13/08/40: Bf.109 II/JG53 30% damaged
23/08/40: Ju.52 IV/KGzbV1 Werknr 6324 1Z+AA 70% loss
25/09/40: Do.18 2./KFlGr106 Werknr 0881 M2+EK
Shot down at 16.05 hrs between Ushant and Guernsey by Blenheim of 236 Sqdn of P/O G.H. Russell. Five members seen to enter a dinghy. Only four reported as missing:
Oblt zur See Steele
Oblt Heuveldop
Uffz Kahlfeld
Fw Brasch

From The Turning Point by John Foreman:

22/01/41: Ju.88 2.(F)/123 Werknr 0401 15% damaged
10/03/41: Ju.88 5.(F)/122 Werknr 0390 50% damaged
14/03/41: Ju.88 3.(F)/123 Werknr 0559 100% loss
Crashed in sea near Jersey after combat.
Fw K-H Jahnke & crew believed safe.



I couldn't find any loss matching those in November 1940, although Foreman's publications are quite complete. Are the dates correct?

Regards,
Hans Nauta

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Ian Le Sueur
Nov 1940 Dates
Mon Dec 23 20:42:06 2026
212.9.27.228

Hi Hans

I have crossed checked the following dates between two sources.

01/11/40 Do17P La Pulante Jersey Engine Failure 4 x KIA
03/11/40 JU88 A-1 Airport Jersey Techinical Failure Crew OK
05/11/40 BU131 La Rive, Rozel Jersey Chute failed to open of 1 crew member
07/11/40 JU52 Aircraft overturned at Airport Jersey

Thanks Ian

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Hans Nauta
Nothing mentioned (n/t)
Tue Dec 24 15:37:07 2026
213.73.237.125

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Andy Mitchell
RE:Luftwaffe Losses in the Channel Islands List
Mon Dec 23 22:29:08 2026
80.2.186.26

With regard to "10/03/41 JU88A-5 Airport Jersey Collided with another JU88 Crew OK"

I have the following:

5./122 Ju 88A-5 Fp Jersey Severely damaged in a landing accident followed by a collision - 80%.
AND
5./122 Ju 88A-5 Fp Jersey Severely damaged in a landing accident followed by a collision - 50%.

Regards

Andy Mitchell

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C. Herrera
Jersey losses
Tue Dec 24 02:08:46 2026
4.41.58.183

Ian,

I have an old paperback called "The German Occupation of Jersey" by L.P.Sippel.
here's what it says on three of your losses
November 7,1940- One of the big German troop carriers crashes at the airport;there well over twenty casualties,the majority being pilots who had finished a course of training.
June 13,1943-A German seaplane comes down off the north of the island to pick up a British airman who had been in a rubber dinghy for several days.The airman was landed at Greve-de-Lecq and taken to German military hospital at Merton Hotel
June 21,1944-About 3:30 am the German flak-ships off the harbour and a German bomber was hit and set afire. Fortunately, no one was injured among the civil population
but the whole crew of five perished-four on the spot and the fifth later in hospital.