Mission: Bomber escort. Attack on Middle Wallop, Hampshire, England.
Date: 15th August 1940
Time: 18.06 hours.
Unit: 6 Staffel./Zerstoerergeschwader 76
Type: Messerschmitt Me 110C-4
Werke/Nr. (Not recorded).
Coded: M8 + BP
Location: North Ashey Down, Isle of Wight, England.
Pilot: Feldwebel. Jakob Birndorfer. 63143/9 – Killed. (Believed shot by soldiers after landing).
Radio/Op: Unteroffizier. Max Guschewski. 63143/? – Injured. POW.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft was attacked by fighters flown by F/O Ostraszewski of No.609 Squadron and P/O Zurakowski of No.234 Squadron. Messerschmitt was badly damaged in the attacks and the pilot made a good forced landing.
RAF intelligence reported the following details; Markings: B in yellow, Red and white design on nose. Engines DB 601 made at Genshagen-Kr. Armament: Four MG17, two 20 mm cannon, and one MG15. The unit was deduced from the aircrafts code letters.
Date: 15th August 1940
Time: 18.06 hours.
Unit: 6 Staffel./Zerstoerergeschwader 76
Type: Messerschmitt Me 110C-4
Werke/Nr. (Not recorded).
Coded: M8 + BP
Location: North Ashey Down, Isle of Wight, England.
Pilot: Feldwebel. Jakob Birndorfer. 63143/9 – Killed. (Believed shot by soldiers after landing).
Radio/Op: Unteroffizier. Max Guschewski. 63143/? – Injured. POW.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft was attacked by fighters flown by F/O Ostraszewski of No.609 Squadron and P/O Zurakowski of No.234 Squadron. Messerschmitt was badly damaged in the attacks and the pilot made a good forced landing.
RAF intelligence reported the following details; Markings: B in yellow, Red and white design on nose. Engines DB 601 made at Genshagen-Kr. Armament: Four MG17, two 20 mm cannon, and one MG15. The unit was deduced from the aircrafts code letters.
Original pendant style framed photo of Jakob Birndorfer. (Berring)
Family Birndorfer death notice. (Berring)
Burial detail:
Jakob Birndorfer now rests at the Deutsche Soldatenfriedhof Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England.
Block 7 Grave 259. (Brownless)
Researched by Melvin Brownless with special thanks to Nigel Parker, Christian Berring and H.J.T. Leal. June 2017