Send a Message via the The Wartime Memories Project Website
Send a Message via The Wartime Memories Project Website
Your message will be forwarded to the last contact details we have, your email address will not be passed on, they can reply to you via this messaging system.
Please scroll down for message form.
230494
Richard Gurklies
Luftwaffe
(d.23rd March 1942)
I work for the Bong Heritage Center (WWII Museum) in Superior Wisconsin. We have had donated the tail fin from a Dornier (Flying Pencil) twin engined, twin tailed bomber. Inscribed on it - "Shot down over Portland England on March 23, 1942 at 2000 hours by the 290th Battery Troop A LAARA (Light Anti Aircraft Royal Artillery) - Sgt Barstow".
We have researched the local Portland Naval Cemetery and found the names of four Luftwaffe killed on that date. Their names are:
Horst Becker
Richard Gurklies
Gunter Bock
Horst Bockel.
If you have any information about this event or the persons involved please contact me, so we may properly display this piece of history.