Junkers Ju88-A-1 coded 4D+EK of 1/KG30 crashed at the mouth of Pegal Burn on the island of Hoy on the 17th October 1939.
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - If Applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Walter Flaemig |
Oberleutnant |
Pilot |
Killed |
|
Faust |
Oberfeldweber |
Observer |
Killed |
|
Attenburger |
Unteroffizier |
Wireless Operator / Air gunner |
Killed |
|
Fritz Ambrocious |
Unteroffizier |
Wireless Operator / Air gunner |
Injured |
The aircraft had just attacked HMS Iron Duke which was at anchor in Scapa Flow when ti was fired upon by anti aircraft guns on Rysa Little (a small island off Hoy). The aircraft was hit and crashed in flames. This aircraft was the first German aircraft to be brought down on British soil. It is often overlooked and an He111 near Edinburgh is often quoted as being the first, that aircraft was the first to be shot down over the mainland and the first by fight aircraft over land.
This photo shows the view towards where 4D+EK crashed. The island visible on the right hand half of the photo is Rysa Little where the guns which brought the aircraft down were positioned.
Myself with some of the few remaining pieces of the aircraft.