25
Heinkel bombers of KG 26 took off from Bardufoss to attack convoy PQ 17. 1H+LK
received several hits during the attack and starboard engine stopped. When they
reached Malangen, the second engine stopped too. The pilot Oblt.Scöner
made a successful emergency landing in the fjord. Uffz.Alfred Milewski(wounded),
Fw.Schumann and Uffz.Beser were rescued by
a Norwegian fishing boat.
The Lufttorpedostaffel
attacked convoy PQ 17 three times this day. The "Löwengeschwader"
KG 26 lost four Heinkels. WNr.7098, WNr.7156 and WNr.4966 ditched in the Barents
sea. In addition a BV 138C (WNr.0310119 7R+HH) was lost.
The crew were brought
to Tromsø onboard a German patrol boat the day after the crash.
The next day another
He 111 of I./KG 26 (WNr.7084) made a forced landing in the sea at Malangen.
Luftwaffe lost 11 aircrafts during the attacks on convoy PQ 17
