Aufkl. Gr. 122 Oct 1943
Oct 43 -Following the evacuation of the Kuban bridgehead by German forces, 4(F)./122 transferred from Sarabus to Nikolayev-East.[1]
5 Oct 1943 – German troops complete the evacuation of Corsica.
Aufklgr.122 located at Perugia.[2]
Serviceability of aircraft for Stab(F)./122 on evening for 6th Oct: - 2 Ju88 and 2 Me 410.[3]
7 Oct 1943 – 1(F)./122 now located at Athens-Kalamaki in Greece under FAGr.4.[4]
2(F)./122 was transferred to Perugia/C Italy and remained there through April 1944. Shortly after arriving, a second Arado Ar 240 (Werknummer 004) was received for evaluation. During its first operational sortie 8 days later it developed engine trouble and had to be sent back to Oranienburg/Germany for repairs.[5]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 8 Oct 1943 | 5(F)./122 | Ju 88D-5 | Shot down by a fighter at Krasnyy Bor, 100%,4 KIA. | ||
| 10 Oct 1943 | 2(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1 | Crashed SW of Perugia due to engine failure, 100%, 3 injured. |
12 Oct 1943 – An aircraft from 5(F)./122 photographed the river crossing at Estjany, north of the town of Proletarij (Proletariy) (target code SU 43 19000, Pl. Qu 35 Ost 19 627, 58.26.40 N 31.41.40 E).[6]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 14 Oct 1943 | 2(F)./122 | Me 410A-1 | F6+XK | 100212 | Shot down by Spitfires near Bari while reconnoitring along the routeTermoli-Bari, 100%, the crew, of Lt Werner Hirschfelder (F) and Obgfr. Helmut Seidel, were reported missing. [7] |
15 Oct 1943 – 5(F)./122 photographed the airfield Dubno-Andreapol III (target code Su 10 4673, Pl. Qu. 35 Ost 27356, located at 56.38.05 N 32.17.10E).[8]
One member of 1.(F)/122 was injured during a bombing attack on Kalamaki.[9]
16 Oct 1943 – 5(F)./122 photographed Predportovaya, Stantsiya, Leningrad(location 59°48'47.7"N 30°17'18.6"E)[10] and other areas south of Leningrad finishing at Maloye Yeglino (co-ordinates 59°40'07.2"N 30°44'55.9"E)[11], there were at least 111 frames in this series.
17 Oct 1943 - One member of 1.(F)/122 was injured during a bombing attack on Kalamaki.[12]
18 Oct 1943 – At 15.55 hrs an aircraft of 1(F)./122 ( Beobachter - Lt. Burkhard) photographed two British destoyers off the Turkish coast (23 Ost – 7876).[13]
1.(F)/122 had one member of the unit killed at Skopie rail station (Bulgaria) during a low-level attack.[14]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 18 Oct 1943 | 5(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1 | 430716[15] | Shot down by AA-fire in the Luga area, 100%, 2 KIA. | |
| 20 Oct 1943 | 1(F)./122 | Ju 88D-1 | F6+AH | 430213 | Aircraft failed to return from a recce to Alexandria/Egypt - shot down 80 miles south of Rhodes by PO Gibbard RCAF or 227 Sqdn (JL900/S)[16]. 100%, Oblt. Walter Panchyrz (pilot), Oblt. Herbert König (observer), Uffz Jacob Dollinger and Gefr. Wilhelm Maschke all MIA.[17] |
| 21 Oct 1943 | 1(F)./122 | Ju 88A-4trop | F6+PH | 5745 | Failed to return from sortie to the SE of Rhodes, 100%, Lt Christoff Hammann and three crew MIA.[18]including Uffz Kurt Backenhausen[19] |
| 21 Oct 1943 | 2(F)./122 | Me 410 | F6+OK | 100114 | Failed to return - no details, 100%, 2 crew, consisting of Ofw Ernst Oschmann(F) and Uffz Heinz Pawlik (Bf), missing.[20] |
26 Oct 1943 – 5(F)./122 transferred from Luga-Gostkino to Pskov-South on or about this date.[21]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 28 Oct 1943 | 2(F)./122 | Me 410A-1 | 10184 | Accidently damaged by German Flak, 80%, Fw Werner Dus (F) and Uffz Rudolf Rikler (Bf) both wounded.[22] |
30 Oct 1943 - Oblt. Hans Strassmeier of 2(F)./122 wounded during Allied bombing of Fp.Perugia.
Links
References
- ↑ LdZ - ADI(K) interr.sum.
- ↑ DEFE3/883 JP6435 p510
- ↑ DEFE3/883 JP6380 p437
- ↑ LdZ - Tessin; CSDIC P/W interrogation report.
- ↑ LdZ - CSDIC P/W interrogation report; Tessin; ADI(K) 441/44; CSDIC AFHQ A.250; Smith/Kay:49-53.
- ↑ John Calvin targetrussia/citynamesbeginninge/citynames-ecke-eydt/slides/Estjany%20%20074
- ↑ LdZ - CSDIC AFHQ A.269. Wadman/Hopp – Me 410 Incidents (LL 28.10.43) aircrew and Wk. Nr. Identified – Wadman/Hopp records this event as occurring on 15.10.43
- ↑ John Calvin /targetrussia/citynamesbeginningd/citynames-dabr-dzis/slides/Dubno-Andreapol%20III%20%20052
- ↑ RL2-III/791 7.12.43 Entry 33
- ↑ https://ncap.org.uk/frame/24-1-1-13-15?pos=165
- ↑ https://ncap.org.uk/frame/24-1-1-13-82?pos=232
- ↑ RL2-III/791 7.12.43 Entry 34
- ↑ T-1022 R-2632 KTB Admiral Aegaeis – PG-46181 frame 811.jpg
- ↑ RL2-III/790 10.11.43 Entry 32
- ↑ Luftwaffe Quartermaster Generals Loss Return dated 21 Oct 1943 page 3 entry 49
- ↑ Brian Cull - Fighters over the Agean p70
- ↑ Pausey - F122 losses May –Dec 1943 (additional crew details)
- ↑ Pausey - F122 losses May –Dec 1943 (wkr nr and crew commander identified)
- ↑ Brian Cull - Fighters over the Agean p71
- ↑ Wadman/Hopp – Me 410 Incidents (LL 06.11.43) aircrew and Wk. Nr. identified.
- ↑ LdZ - T-311-op cit.
- ↑ Wadman/Hopp – Me 410 Incidents (LL 06.11.43) aircrew and Wk. Nr. identified.