Aufkl. Gr. 122 Jan 1941
1 Jan 1941 - 3.(F)/122 made the following to IX. Fliegerkorps: One He 111H-2 and eleven Ju 88, of which seven were ready with six crews (five ready). Ten hours flown by three aircraft in the previous 24 Hours. One Ju 88 at Rheims for lengthening of its wings.[1]
2 Jan 1941 - 3.(F)/122 sent the following information to IX. Fliegerkorps: Three He 111H-1 and eleven Ju 88, of which six were ready. Six crews (five available). No hours flown in the previous 24. One Ju 88 in Rheims for wing lengthening.[2]
3 Jan 1941 - 3.(F)/122 sent the following to IX. Fliegerkorps: One He 111H-2 and eleven Ju 88, of which six available with a total of six crews of whom five were ready. No hours flown in the previous 24. One Ju 88 in Rheims for lengthening of its wings.[3]
5 Jan 1941 – 3(F)./122 despatched a Ju 88 on a night reconnassaince mission to the Thames Estuary area.
Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
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5 Jan 1941 | 3(F)./122 | Ju 88A-1 | F6+FL | 0394 | Failed to return from a night recce over the Thames Estuary area and believed shot down by AA-fire, 100%, Lt Hans Krafftschick (F), Lt Johann Gerrold (B), Uffz. Siegmund Pploozck (Bf) and Fw. Friedrich Scheckloth (Bm). [4] |
6 Jan 1941 - 3.(F)/122 made the following return to IX. Fliegerkorps: One He 111H-2 and eleven Ju 88, of which four were available. The staffel now recorded eight crews, all of whom were operational. One Ju 88 was at Eindhoven, unserviceable.[5]
7 Jan 1941 – The following return was made by 3.(F)/122 to IX. Fliegerkorps: One He 111H-2 and ten Ju 88, of which four operational. It recorded a reduction in crews to seven crews, with only four ready.[6]It also reported that Ju 88 WNr 394 had not returned from an operational flight (see 5 Jan 1941 above). [7]
9 Jan 1941 - 3.(F)/122 sent the following return to IX. Fliegerkorps: One He 111H-2 and ten Ju 88, of which four available. Seven crews with five ready. One Ju 88 in Eindhoven.[8] Ju 88 WNr 440 was taken over by 3.(F)/122 from Luftpark Gardelegen. [9]
10 Jan 1941 – 3(F)./122 sent Ju 88A (F6+EH) on an afternoon sortie to Harwich.[10]
12 Jan 1941 – Ju 88 (F6+HN) of 5(F)./122 sent out on a weather flight over the Channel and Southern England.[11] The flight departed Jersey at 12.30 hrs and landed at Haute Fontaine at 14.30 hrs.
3.(F)/122 sent the following information to IX. Fliegerkorps: One He 11H-2, eleven Ju 88, of which two were serviceable, there were seven crews, with five ready. Eight hours were flown by three aircraft in the previous 24. [12]
14 Jan 1941 - 3.(F)/122 made the following return to IX. Fliegerkorps: One He 111H-2, eleven Ju 88, of which six were available. There was an increase in total crews to nine of which six were ready. Six hours of flying were flown by two aircraft in the previous 24. Two crews from the 3. Staffel of the Ergänzungsgruppe and four Ju 88s had been transferred to the Staffel, but were not yet operational. [13]
15 Jan 1941 - 3.(F)/122 made the following return to IX. Fliegerkorps: One He 111H-2, eleven Ju 88, of which seven were ready. There were nine crews with six available. However, the two crews that arrived on 13 Jan were not yet capable of undertaking operational flights.[14]
16 Jan 1941 – the return sent by 3.(F)/122 to IX. Fliegerkorps contained the following: One He 111H-2, eleven Ju 88, of which four were ready. Nine crews with six available. The two crews that arrived on 13/1 were still not yet capable of undertaking operations.[15]
Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
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23 Jan 1941 | 3(F)./122 | Ju 88A-5 | 0427 | Returned to Amsterdam-Schiphol damaged, 50%, Uffz. Josef Stöckinger (Bf) WIA. | |
29 Jan 1941 | 4(F)./122 | Ju 52/3m | 5077 | Travemunde 10% damage.[16] |
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- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/567 via Adam Thompson
- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/573 via Adam Thompson. Adam has this comment - the records for the He 111s must be wrong as the return says the unit has a total of just 11 aircraft. I would suggest same figures as previous day are the correct ones.
- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/572
- ↑ Eduardo Arana – addition of Wk Nr and aircraft commander – by e-mail 02/08/05
- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/582 via Adam Thompson
- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/582 via Adam Thompson
- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/585 via Adam Thompson
- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/583 via Adam Thompson
- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/590 via Adam Thompson
- ↑ Bowyer – Air Raid p131
- ↑ Werner Breese Combat Sorties – compiled by Tim Oliver from Werner Breese's Flugbuchs
- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/590 via Adam Thompson who comments - NB - CX/JQ/599 states the same figures but that no operational hours were flown in the previous 24 hours.
- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/593 via Adam Thompson
- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/596 via Adam Thompson
- ↑ HW 5/7 CX/JQ/599 via Adam Thompson
- ↑ Eduardo Arana – details of loss – by e-mail 02/08/05