Aufkl. Gr. 122 Sep 1942
Sep 1942 - Elements of the 2(F)./122 temporarily detached at Heraklion flying recce missions over the eastern Mediterranean and Egypt.[1]
4(F)./122 moved forward to Maikop in North Caucasia at the end of August or beginning of September.[2]
3 Sep 1942 – 4(F)./122 recorded at Armawir.[3]
5 Sep 1942 - Hptm. Klaus Otto (2.(F)/122) was wounded during Allied air attack on Fp.Heraklion/Crete.
An aircraft of 5(F)./122 controlled by FAGr 1, and operating under Luftflotte 1, took a series of photographs of the Gulf of Finland together with a number of airfields in the vicinity of Leningrad.[4]
6 Sep 1942 - 5(F)./122 completed it 2000th war flight with a sortie by F6+PN, flying from Gosstkino, to Leningrad and Lake Ladoga. This was flown by the following crew:- Lt. Werner Breese (F), Oblt. Misselwitz (B), Fw. Koch (Bf) and Uffz. Fink (Bm) - see also this page - 5(F)./122 2000th Sortie[5]
The person with a “2” around his neck is Hptm Werner Breese who was awarded the DKiG on 21 Aug 1942 and the Ritterkreuz on 29th Feb 1944. (e-mail 26th August 2005 Stefan Kruse)
8 Sep 1942 – Russian bombing raid on Fp Maikop.
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 8 Sep 1942 | 4(F)./122 | Ju 88D-5 | Destroyed in enemy bombing raid on Fp.Maikop, 95%. |
10 Sep 1942 – 4(F)./122 sortie to photograph the airfield at Abascha (Abasha), Georgia. (44 Ost 23721, 42.14.10 N 42.11.40 E)[6]
15 Sep 1942- 5(F)./122 photo recce sortie to Leningrad. Included photographing the “Maschinenfabrik “Kirow”” (Target code SU 78 2) target was photographed from 7500 m. (36 Ost 00151, 30.14.30E/59.52.30N).[7]
16 Sep 1942 – 5.(F)/122 recce sortie to Leningrad. Sortie included taking photographs of the Morskoj canal, the OBV canal and the Jekateringovka river.[8]
5(F)./122 photographed Awtowo – crew of Lt. Sauermann (B).[9] Also photographed the railway yards at Chwoinaja (34.30.00 E/ 58.54.05N)[10]
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 16 Sep 1942 | 3(F)./122 | Ju 88A-4 | Damaged undercarriage landing at Fp.Creil, 15%. | ||
| 18 Sep 1942 | 4(F)./122 | Ju 88D | F6+FM | Failed to return from a recce to the Kutaisi area in Soviet Georgia, 100%, Oblt. Hans Schirmer + 3 MIA (but all later returned). |
21 Sep 1942 – A Ju 88D-5 "trop" of 1(F)./122 reported a damaged fuselage at Fp.Heraklion/Crete, (40%).
| Date | Unit | Aircraft Type | Code | Wkr.No. | Notes |
| 23 Sep 1942 | 4(F)./122 | Ju 88D | Damaged at Fp.Maikop, 20% |
25 Sep 1942 – 3./122 flew 3 patrols along the Dutch coast.[11]
29 Sep 1942 - 3./122 flew 2 patrols along the Dutch coast.[11] 5(F)./122 sortie(s) to the area south-east of Leningrad.[12]
30 Sep 1942 – 5(F)./122 photographed the rail yards at Babajewo[13]
Links
References
- ↑ LdZ - Ries-Photo Record:176.
- ↑ LdZ - PRO/London: AIR 40/1977; ADI(K) interr.sum.
- ↑ Luftflotte 4 3.9.42 - Bestand 500 Findbuch 12476 Akte 1 - Unterlagen der Ia-Abteilung des Generalkommandos des I. Flakkorps Befehle und Weisungen der Luftflotte 4 für die Kämpfe bei Stalingrad und das Zusammenwirken mit pg 6
- ↑ J Calvin - Aerial Leningrad\Photographed\Finnischer Meerbusen 59N29E
- ↑ Tim Oliver – Werner Breese combat sorties, from the Flugbuch. Contemporary magazine article.
- ↑ http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetrussia/citynamesbeginninga/citynames-abascha-ales/slides/Abascha%20%20%20001.html
- ↑ J Calvin - aerialmiscellaneous/slides/Leningrad%2015-9-42.html
- ↑ http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/aerialleningradlowresolution/GX1527SG%20-%20160942/slides/GX1527SG-069.html
- ↑ http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetrussia/citynamesbeginninga/citynames-arc-bak/slides/Awtowo%20%20236.html
- ↑ http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetrussia/citynamesbeginningc/citynames-carn-czyz/slides/Chwoinaja%20%20053.html
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 HW13/26
- ↑ http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/aerialleningradlowresolution/GX1612SD%20-%20190942/slides/GX1612SD%20Index%201.html
- ↑ http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetrussia/citynamesbeginninga/citynames-arc-bak/slides/Babajewo%20%20253.html