Date:	Monday 16 October 1939
Time:
Type:	Junkers Ju.88A-1
Owner/operator:	1./KG 30 Luftwaffe
Registration:	4D+DH
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	4 miles North of Port Seton, Firth of Forth -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Westland-Sylt, Germany
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Junkers Ju.88A-1 4D+DH, 1/KG30, Westerland: Written off (destroyed) 16/10/39 when shot down by 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron Spitfires, four miles North of Port Seton, Firth of Forth. The encounter was called "The Battle of the River Forth". Of the four crew, one was killed, and the other three were captured

Obgefr Krämer killed
Obltn Storp captured
Fw Köhnke captured
Fw Hielscher captured

The Battle of the River Forth was an air battle on 16/10/39 between Supermarine Spitfires from No. 602 and No. 603 Squadrons of the Royal Air Force and Junkers Ju 88 bombers of 1. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 30. It resulted when twelve Ju 88s attacked Rosyth naval base at the Firth of Forth. The raid was the first German air raid on Britain during World War II.

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
30-Apr-2018 22:10	Dr. John Smith	Added
09-Dec-2019 15:12	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]