Date: 20th September 1940
Unit: 1 Staffel/Fernaufklaerungsgruppe 123
Type: Junkers Ju 88A-1
Werke Nr. 0379
Code: 4U + EH
Location: St. Leonord, near Boulogne, France
Pilot: Leutnant Gerhard Rommel 69004/82 Injured (Born 08.04.1918 in Boeblingen.)
Observer: Oberleutnant Gerd Hoffmann 69004/81 Injured (Born 04.05.1914 in Beuthen.)
Radio/Op: Gefreiter Johann Adam 69004/80 Injured (Born 29.08.1918 in Haustadt / Saar.)
Gunner: Unteroffizier Eduard Leuchs 54 Killed (Born 04.09.1914 in Buch / Ufr.)
REASON FOR LOSS:
Damaged by Spitfire of No. 41 Squadron (Bennions) during recce-mission to London, crash landed near to the Calais-St.Omer road, Pont de Briques. Eduard Leuchs passed away in Boulogne hospital on the 22.09.40 due to injuries sustained.
Below: Ju 88 4U + EH after crash landing.
Burial detail:
The grave of Uffz Leuchs can be found at the Kriegsgraeberstatte Bourdon, France. Block 25, Row 18, Grave 699.
