Aufkl. Gr. 122 Feb 1943
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1 Feb 1943 – 4(F)./122 now located at Bagerovo, near Kerch, Crimea.[1]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 1 Feb 1943 | 4(F)./122 | Ju 88A-14 | F6+NM | 144254 | Destroyed at Usta-Sabiskaya -100%, Oblt.Erhard Delazal (F), Fw. Bruno Volkhausen (B), Uffz Gunther Piln (Bf) and Gfr. Werner Kalisch all recorded as MIA [2] |
7 Feb 1943 - Oblt. Ferdinand Ottisch + 2 KIA and 3 WIA during heavy Allied air raid on Fp.Elmas – 1(F)./122 reduced to only 3 serviceable Ju 88s.[3] Generalfeldmarschall Hugo Sperrle, leader of Luftflotte 3, inspected Schiphol.[4]
8 Feb 1943 – 1(F)./122 was transferred from Elmas to Decimo/Sardinia due to the constant Allied air attacks on Elmas.[5]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 8 Feb 1943 | 2(F)./122 | Me 210 | F6+YK | 0130 | Failed to return from the Tripoli-Misurata-Zuara area, 100%, 2 MIA. Uffz Kurt Schulz (F) and Gefr. Johannes Franks (Bf)[6] |
10 Feb 43 3.(F)/122 had 1 Ju88A-5, 7 Ju88D-1 and 3 Ju88D-5.[7]
5(F)./122 photographed the dummy airfield at Demidowo (target code SU 10 18003 58.55.45N/34.32.30E Pl.Qu. 35 Ost 49213)[8]
11 Feb 1943 - Hptm. Edwin Kerner, of 4(F)./122, was killed during a Soviet air attack on Fp. Bagerovo.
14 Feb 1943 – 1(F)./122 despatched sorties to the Algerian Coast.
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 14 Feb 1943 | 1(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1trop | F6+EH | 430121 | Failed to return from the Bone-Oran area, 100%,the crew of Lt. Hans Boudick (F), Stfw. Theodor Schäfer (B), Uffz. Heinz Krempel(BF) and Gefr. Hans Rollwege (BS) were all recorded as missing in action[9] |
(RAF Sgt Coran Perry Ashworth 253 Sqn claimed 1xJu88, 20 miles N. Cap Bougaroun. He was flying Hurricane IIc (HV742). This claim corresponds to Ju88D-1/Trop (F6+EH) of 1(F)/122.) [10]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 16 Feb 1943 | 4(F)./122 | Ju 88 | F6+KM | 430524 | Lost in unknown circumstances. Oblt. Willi Berns (F), Lt. Arnold Schulz (B), Uffz. Helmuth Koch (Bf) and Fw. Werner Fülle (Bm) all MIA[11] |
21 Feb 1943 – 1(F)./122 despatched sorties to the Algerian Coast – via Cap Palos (Cabo de Palos near Cartagena) and the Alboran Sea to the Algerian coast near Bone.[12]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 21 Feb 1943 | 1(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1trop | F6+IH | Failed to return from the Bone-Oran area, 100%, 4 KIA. | |
| 21 Feb 1943 | 1(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1trop | F6+CH | Failed to return - no details, 100%, 1 KIA and 3 MIA. |
22 Feb 1943 – 4(F)./122 was transferred from Bagerovo to Sarabus in the Crimea.[13]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 22 Feb 1943 | 2(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1 | F6+CK | Failed to return - no details, 100%, 4 MIA.[14] |
23 Feb 1943 – 1(F)./122 at Decimo - flying 2 to 4 sorties a day in search of convoys and photo reconnaissance of Algerian harbors.[15]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 23 Feb 1943 | 5(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1 | F6+EN | Failed to return from a sortie to the Lake Ilmen area, 100%,4 KIA. | |
| 24 Feb 1943 | 5(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1 | Damaged in combat with a fighter near Lake Ilmen, 60%, 1 KIA and 1 WIA. | ||
| 24 Feb 1943 | 2(F)./122 | Me 210 | F6+ZK | Failed to return - no details, 100%, 2 MIA. |
25 Feb 1943 – 4(F)./122 photographed the airfield at Alder (Alderskiy) (targer Code SU 10 3735; 43.46 N 39.55 E, Pl Qu. 34 Ost 94634).Analysis showed 4 single engined, 48 twin engined and 1 three engined aircraft present.[16]
26 Feb 1943 – 4(F)./122 photographed the railway and bridges in the area around Chossta (Pl.Qu 34 Ost 94493, target code SU97 17034) on the Black Sea.[17]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 27 Feb 1943 | 3(F)./122 | Ju 88 | F6+IL | Crashlanding at Schiphol. Obs. Oberleutnant August Högl, pilot Leutnant Riemer, flight engineer Feldwebel Herbert Uhlmann and gunner Unteroffizier Herbert Banz. All were safe.159 |
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References
- ↑ LdZ - PRO AIR 40/1975.
- ↑ Luftwaffe Quartermaster General loss returns item 151 of return dated 7 May 1943
- ↑ LdZ - PRO AIR 40/1995.
- ↑ Rob van den Nieuwendijk by e-mail 11th June 2004
- ↑ Ldz - ULTRA VM3586.
- ↑ Shores – Fighters over Tunisia p199 and Luftwaffe Quartermaster General loss returns item 232 of return dated 14 Feb 1943
- ↑ Rob van den Nieuwendijk by e-mail 11th June 2004
- ↑ http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetrussia/citynamesbeginningd/citynames-dabr-dzis/slides/Demidowo%20%20066.html
- ↑ Shores – Fighters Over Tunisia P204 records that a Ju 88 of 1/122 was attacked north of Cap Bougeron by 2 Hurricanes of 253 Sqdn from Jemapes – the Ju 88 was shot down and crashed into the sea. Luftwaffe Quartermaster General loss returns item 173 of return dated 17 February 1943
- ↑ F Andy Fletcher – detail provided in e-mail of 20/07/05
- ↑ Luftwaffe Quartermaster General loss returns item 202 of return dated 22 Mar 1943
- ↑ S122 Offiziers Stellenbezetzung 122
- ↑ LdZ - ADI(K) interr.sum.; PRO/London: AirMin Sigint summaries.
- ↑ Shores – Fighters Over Tunisia P216 records that 2/122 sent a recce mission to Algiers and that 43 Sqdn RAF intercepted it at 27,000 ft off the Algierian Coast. 2/122 also reported that they lost a Me 210 in the Tripoli area (Fw Walter Spitthoff)
- ↑ LdZ - ULTRA VM4886.
- ↑ http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetrussia/citynamesbeginninga/citynames-abascha-ales/slides/Adlert%20%20024.html
- ↑ http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetrussia/citynamesbeginningc/citynames-carn-czyz/slides/Chossta%20%20027.html
