downed German raider, north sea, 9/3/43

[michael powell]

my father was returning from an op in a Wellington this night and reported a visual SOS from a position in the North Sea. Air Sea rescue picked a german crew later from the reported position. I think they may have been on a raid to Hull as the Wellingtons were told to avoid Hull due to a raid in progress. I assume the crew were POWs from then on. Can anyone suggest how I can find out which aircraft and crew they may have been?

[Bill Norman]

c. 30 aircraft operated over Hull on the night of 9 March 1943. They were drawn from KG2 and II/KG40. One aircraft was unaccounted for : Do.217E-4[U5+DL; wnr.5468. Crew: Lt Günter Loew(p), Obgefr.Edmund Brendle(obs, Uffz Heinrich Gerhardt(wop), Uffz Helmut Gass(mech.
Would be interested in the reported position and details of your Father's aircraft and sqdn.

[michael powell]

to bill norman
thanks for the reply. it is really incredible how much information is out there somewhere.
my father was flying a wellington, serial no 3206 "T" from 14 OTU Cottesmore, on a mine laying operation. unfortunately i don't have details of the position of the sighting - they were recorded as being passed on to Air Sea Rescue by 14 OTU.
my father recalls being told some days later that a german bomber crew had been picked up from the reported position, so i assume they became POWs. i hope to try and find some trace of this now that i have some names to work with.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial[/IMG]quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bill Norman:
c. 30 aircraft operated over Hull on the night of 9 March 1943. They were drawn from KG2 and II/KG40. One aircraft was unaccounted for : Do.217E-4[U5+DL; wnr.5468. Crew: Lt Günter Loew(p), Obgefr.Edmund Brendle(obs, Uffz Heinrich Gerhardt(wop), Uffz Helmut Gass(mech.
Would be interested in the reported position and details of your Father's aircraft and sqdn.[/quote]