DEFE 3/9
DEFE3 9 covers the decryption period between 2nd December 43 and 5th December 43 – however, some information related to dates outside this period.
In the page below are some notes/summaries gleaned from the pages of DEFE 3/9 I hope that these are of assistance to any fellow researchers.
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Note the date of the event refers to a date in the message not necessarily the date of the message.
Flifue = FliegerFührer
Note –
- Number of pages refer to “GAF sightings” - these are for the most part not included in the summaries below as they do not refer to specific aircraft types or units.
- Flivos of Divisions are also not included below
- Code “Yoke” appears to refer to “Y” service.
- Times are direct from the message i.e. Zulu time.
| Page | Report | Date of event | Notes |
| 611-7 | VL1008 | 01/12/43 | Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost total operations on 01/12/43, 52 sorties comprising 9 reconnaissance, eight fighters, 16 escort, 17 transport, 2 miscellaneous.
Reconnaissance: 1 Ju 88 probing reconnaissance Alexandria and Cyprus in area 3557, 2725E – 3332, 2845E – 3332, 2945E – 3457, 2945E – 3432, 3045E – 3557, 3105E from 09.15 hrs Z – 11.20 hrs Z. (Comment - this sortie described in total as probing Alexandria and task Turkey). 1 Ju 88 met reconnaissance south of Crete and south-west of Peloponnese in area from 05.00 – 08.30 hrs Z. 1 Ju 88 offshore Otranto – Spartivento 12.00 – 14.00 hrs Z. 4 Me 109 on photo reconnaissance Taranto and Manduria – San Pancrazio not carried out, see VL 973. Fighters: 2 Me 109 scrambled Kalamaki 07.45 – 08.50 hrs Z against reported air target in area Sunion – Kea. 6 Me 109 from Podgorica 10.10 – 11.20 hrs Z and 14.30 – 15.05 hrs Z against Allied aircraft reported in area Scutari. Escort: 3 Arados with one convoy. 4 Me 109 and 9 Arados with air transport. Transport: 17 Ju in area Greece – AegeanIslands – Crete – Albania – Serbia. 1 Ju 52 lost on transport flight Durazzo – Mostar, shot down by fighters, total loss. Miscellaneous: 2 Ju 52 Minesweeping operation in Danube Delta. Croatian area – no ops in forenoon. Secondly, night 30/11/43-01/12/43 no night ops Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost. Thirdly, additional to 29/11/43 – 1 Hs 126 Zara Islands. 1 Hs 126 Gacko, 2 He 46 Biograd. 1 Fi 156 destroyed on ground near Cazma by guerillas. Additional to 30/11/43 – 6 He 46 Travnik area. 3 Me 109 scrambled Nisch 10.25 – 11.00 hrs Z against reported raids. 1 Ju 52 on transport flight Salonika – Semlin crashed NW Jagodina. |
| 603 | VL1011 | 01/12/43 | Fliegerführer Luftflotte 2 total operations on 01/12/43.
Ground Attack: 32 in two operations of which one by 12 Fw 190 from 14.40 – 15.30 hrs Z on M/T traffic, tank and M/T concentrations on and alongside road Castelfrentano area and south and east thereof. 1 Fw 190 missing. Fighters: 41 on escort and freelance patrol over 65 ID, 1 Me 109 missing. Reconnaissance: 6 of visual, photo reconnaissance and met. Observation impossible owing weather. |
| 601 | VL1012 | 26/11/43 | Stocks C3 Perugia evening 26/11/43 were 6 tons, consumption 3. Secondly, same time allocationC3 urgently required as operations endangered. Comment to VL0951: JP6217 reported no sites available for large stocks of fuel.
JP 8120 stressed importance of Flak protection of airfield as all Luftflotte 2s long range reconnaissance forces located there. |
| 587 | VL1019 | 01/12/43 | Evening 01/12/43 orders for battle ops on 02/12/43 to Fliegerführer Albania.
Able – Ground attack operations at request of army. Baker – Engagement of Allied fighters and heavy fighter sweep. |
| 563-5 | VL1029 | 01/12/43 | Evening 01/12/43 intentions Fliegerführer Albania for 02/12/43 were:
Able – Photo reconnaissance Taranto, Brindisi, Bari, Grottaglie, Gioia di Colle, Vito dei Normanni, Manduria, San Pancrazio, and W/T station on Mount Tomotit. (Comment – VL921 gave Recce intentions for 01/12/43) Baker – Recce in support of Army. Charlie – Readiness of fighter schwarme Dog – Readiness for shadowing during morning. Para two. Serviceability evening 01/12/43: 1./NAGr. 12 – total aircraft 13, serviceable 7. 13./SG 151 – total aircraft 5, serviceable 1. 11./JG 27 – total aircraft 5, serviceable 2. I./LG 1 - – total aircraft 1, serviceable 1. Adriatic Staffel – total aircraft 1, serviceable 1. Transfers: 6 Me 109 of 8./JG 27 transferred to Devoli (comment VL849 refers) of which on arrival one belly landed in Agrinion and four landed Araxos owing bad weather. |
| 557 | VL1032 | 01/12/43 | Position of a Freya and if necessary a Wurzburg to be surveyed in immediate vicinity of Able – Sarajevo, Baker – Banjaluka according orders Feld Luftgau 30 on 01/12/43. |
| 555 | VL1033 | 01/12/43 | According to Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost morning 01/12/43. Bulgarian Do 17 staffel with 15 aircraft could probably be brought up on 02/12/43 or 03/12/43 for Operation Focus. (Comment VL833 compare)
Staffel to be subordinated to Fliegerführer Croatia for operations. |
| 545 | VL1038 | 01/12/43 | Aircraft destruction charges to be fitted in all aircraft intended for ops at the front. Exceptions: Aircraft employed in defence of Reich Territory only over home war area or with training schools.
Above according Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost on 01/12/43. |
| 541 | VL1040 | 01/12/43 | Arrangements for convoy escort in Adriatic:
Able – Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost to transfer an Arado staffel to Pola and to appoint an OC convoy escort to work closely with naval Hqs. Baker – Luftflotte 2 to transfer 2 shipborne 196 to Pola to be subordinated for Ops to Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost. 2./196 Venice already available for convoy excort. Charlie – Applications for convoy escort to be made directly to OC Convoy Escort, until his arrival to 2./196 Venice. Above according Admiral Adriatic on 01/12/43. |
| 533 | VL1043 | 01/12/43 | Croatia serviceable aircraft evening 01/12/43: Close Recce kette Butmir 2 Hs 126 of 3, Nachtschlachtstaffel Butmir 2 He 46 of 3, Close reconnaissance kette Mostar 1 Hs 126 of 1, Stab./NAGr 12 Mostar 4 Me 109 of 4 of which 2 at Devoli. 2 Fi 156 1 W34 at Belgrade. 2./NAGr 12 5 Me 109 serviceable out of 11 of which 2 at Devoli, 2 Fi 156 both unserviceable, Stab I./SG 3 2 of 4 Ju 87, 1./SG 3 4 Ju 87 of 5, 2./SG 3 4 Ju 87 of 7, 3./SG 3 1 Ju 87 of 4 plus 2 at Skoplje, 13./SG 151 5 Ju 87 of 5. |
| 529 | VL1045 | 02/12/43 | For 03/12/43 Fliegerkorps Luftflotte 2 intentions were unchanged at 20.30 hrs Z 02/12/43. |
| 521 | VL1049 | 02/12/43 | Intentions Fliegerdivision 2 late 02/12/43 for 03/12/43, continuous sea reconnaissance North African coast.
Security reconnaissance in late afternoon by one rotte Ar 196 along coast to Nice and return. |
| 519 | VL1050 | 02/12/43 | At 16.30 hrs Z 02/12/43 ban on airfield Marcigliana “second” lifted. Conditionally serviceable for Ju 52 and Me 109. |
| 507 | VL1056 | 02/12/43 | Total of 262 ground personnel I./JG 4 left Foligno for Viterbo on 02/12/43. |
| 503 | VL1058 | 02/12/43 | Complete effort Fliegerführer Luftflotte on 02/12/43 63 ground attack sorties in four operations in support of 65 ID, by exertion of all forces and exploitation of weather. A few aircraft damaged, 1 lost. 71 fighter sorties on ground attack escort and free lance patrol over 65 ID. 4 photo reconnaissance sorties in front of same division, and 2 photo reconnaissance sorties of road Venafro to H 0901. |
| 451 | VL1063 | 02/12/43 | Recce intentions Fliegerkorps II at 21.00 hrs Z 02/12/43. For night 02-03/12/43, Offshore west and east. (Fair indications already cancelled owing engine trouble).
For day 03/12/43, offshore west with probing reconnaissance of an objective (comment – not identified). Unspecified sea area, photo reconnaissance harbours in Tyrrhenian Sea, photo reconnaissance an objective (comment – not identified.) |
| 437 | VL1067 | 01/12/43 | At Fiano Romano on 01/12/43, I./JG 53. |
| 431 | VL1069 | 01/12/43 | According JG 77 at 15.45 hours z 01/12/43 120 four engined aircraft with Lightning escort bombed Turin and point 4507, 0915 East at 12.45 and 14.00 hours Z respectively. 16 MC 205 scrambled at 12.30 hours Z, landed without loss at 13.30 hours Z, secondly, according station command Venaria Reale late on 02/12/43, Fiat works damaged on 01/12/43. Thirdly, according station command Levaldigi evening 01/12/43, 120, four engined aircraft flew over Albenga in Turin direction one aircraft dropped 4, 500 bombs causing slight damage Aldenga airfield, airfield serviceable. |
| 423 | VL1072 | 01/12/43 | Fliegerführer Luftflotte appreciation Allied air effort on 01/12/43, effort less than previous days over 10 Army front owing weather. Over right wing XIV Panzer Korps, 9 reconnaissance, two Spotting aircraft picked up, 104 ground attank aircraft against Korps Love of Charlie area, fighter sweeps in Gulf of Gaeta presumably to protect naval formation shelling coast. In 65 ID area only 48 Lightning and Kittyhawk ground attack aircraft picked up, German fighters (comment see VL1011) only contacted 14 Spitpires during day, who refused combat, at 12.30 hours Z powerful bomber formation attacked Turin causing considerable damage, (comment refer VL 1069) including land lines. |
| 401 | VL1083 | 02/12/43 | Recce orders from Fliegerführer Luftflotte II 00.00 hours Z 02/12/43 for 03/12/43, main effort in front of 65 ID, considered likely that weather would permit photo reconnaissance only in early morning. Accordingly photo reconnaissance earliest possible in area H 2498, C3512, C4105, H2891, main effort in area H2797, C3303, C3501, H2894. In course of this watch to be kept on shipping targets and targets for G/A aircraft both on land and at sea, important to establish concentrations for attack, traffic and direction of thrust. Further ops according to weather and developments during day. |
| 397 | VL1085 | 02/12/43 | Strength JG 77 morning 02/12/43.
Stab - 2 Me 109G-6 serviceable out of 3. I./JG 77 – unspecified. II./JG 77 – 14 MC 205 out of 25. Also 1 Me 110 from II./ZG 76. B4 stocks Cascina Vaga unspecified. Lagnasco 112 tons. Comment – II. Gruppe (JG 77?) located Lagnasco in JP 9583, I. Gruppe (JG 77?) transferring to Cascina Vaga in JP9672. |
| 371 | VL1095 | 24/11/43 | “Adriatic Staffel” (Comment in strength of 1 -2 Ar 196 under Fliegerführer Albania see VL1029) at Kumbur on 24/11/43.
Secondly, same day an aircraft of this unit with markings corresponding to 5./126 described as “Gruppe 126, advance detachment, Adriatic Staffel” Comment – Although 5. staffel markings of this unit have been encountered twice, no mention of 5./126 as such. |
| 353-5 | VL1101 | 01/12/43 | Effort Fliegerdivision 2 included on 01/12/43 one Ju 03.45 08.10 hours Z security reconnaissance and picking up of convoy west of 5 degrees east to 4 degrees west.
On 02/12/43, one Ju 03.10 – 09.25 hours Z convoy reconnaissance. One Ju 13.05 – 20.40 hours Z convoy reconnaissance. 2 Arados 13.45 – 16.10 hours Z security reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrol along coast as far as Nice. Secondly, other sorties on 01/12/43 included 07.35 – 08.50 hours Z offshore reconnaissance Tiber mouth – Ischia - Licosa – Nettuno. 17.21 hours Z screening east coast Italy to Gulf of Taranto and along Albanian coast to 4307, 1515 E On 02/12/43 07.00 – 08.40 hours Z reconnaissance 4137, 1145 E – 4037, 1315 E – 3837, 1315 E. 07.00 – 09.30 hours Z offshore Pescara – Bari. At unspecified time before 12.00 hours Z one Ju coastal reconnaissance south and west coast Sardinia, Bonifacio straits, west coast Corsica, sea area north of Elba. |
| 351 | VL1102 | 02/12/43 | Nignt 01-02/12/43 no night operations Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost.
Operations on 02/12/43 included reconnaissance: one Ju Met south and south west Peloponnese in area from 05.10 – 08.50 Hours Z. Ju photo reconnaissance Cyprus airfields 07.15 – 07.30 hours Z see VL1039. 1 Ju Spartivento - Otranto - Tatoi in area from 11.30 – 13.15 hours Z. One Ju probing Nile Delta - Castelrosso in area 07.25 – 12.15 hours Z not exhaustive owing weather. Fighters: 2 Me 109 scrambled Kalamaki against Allied reconnaissance aircraft Sunion. |
| 345 | VL1105 | 10/11/43 | Fliegerkorps XI requested on 10/11/43 to send representative to Berlin for conference on questions arising out of setting up of 1. Parachute Army. |
| 331 | VL1110 | 01/12/43 | Strength 01/12/43 (strong indications 3./126): 11 Ar 196 of which 4 serviceable Leros and 2 serviceable Skaramanga. 12 crews of which 9 ready. |
| 303 | VL1122 | 01/12/43 | Signals rear detachment (fair indications III./LG 1 at Larissa on 01/12/43. |
| 299 | VL1124 | 03/12/43 | Reconnaissance intentions Fliegerkorps II evening 03/12/43 for night 03-04/12/43 and day 04/12/43.
Night offshore screening west and east and screening of naval undertaking (comment: VL1117) Day, screening as for night. Sea reconnaissance Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Seas, reconnaissance of sea area round (fair indications Corsica and Sardinia) including (fair indications Bonifaccio) strait. In course of this photo reconnaissance harbours and airfields weather permitting. Photo reconnaissance two places comment unidentified. |
| 291 | VL1128 | 03/12/43 | Intentions Luftflotte II at 22.45 hrs Z 03/12/43. Night reconnaissance unchanged.
Close Support and Sea Reconnaissance unchanged. Watch on Sardinian and Corsican airfields. Transfer of Stab./NAGr 11 to Poggio Renatico .Comment: Stab./NAGr 11 to transfer from Germany to Bologna, 29/09/43 JP 5871. 2(H)./14 and 4(H)./12 to be incorporated in NAGr 11, 14/10/43 JP7210. 4(H)./120 re-equiping Poggio 28/10/43, JP8366. |
| 279 | VL1133 | 01/12/43 | II./TG 4 addressed Tanagra on 01/12/43. |
| 275 | VL1135 | 03/12/43 | Intentions For 04/12/43 of Fliegerführer Luftflotte 2 at 20.00 Hrs 03/12/43. Battle reconnaissance, main effort in front of left wing LXXVI Korps and centre XIV Korps.
Ground Attack Operations as on 03/12/43 for direct support of army in front of left wing LXXVI Korps. Fighters, Operations as on 03/12/43 |
| 267 | VL1139 | 03/12/43 | For possible bomber operation against Sangro valley, Fliegerführer Luftflotte enquired morning 03/12/43 if it was possible to mark a point of orientation near coast ten to fivteen kilometres behind front line, either by searchlight pointing horizontally to north and regularly swinging to twenty degrees each side or by three burning petrol drums one hundred metres apart. Each time operation intended exact location of point would be required. |
| 263 | VL1141 | 03/12/43 | Fliegerführer Luftflotte total effort 03/12/43: 33 ground attack sorties in support of defensive fighting on left of LXXVI Pz Korps.
42 fighter sorties on ground attack escort and free lance patrol over same area. 1 aircraft lost. 4 photo reconnaissance and weather sorties. 2 more photo reconnaissance sorties broken off owing weather. Para two, night 2-3/12/43 105 Ju employed by Fliegerkorps II against Bari harbour, two lost. |
| 251 | VL1147 | 03/12/43 | On 03/12/43, I./JG 4 addressed Vitterbo, Comment - Compare VL1056 |
| 249 | VL1148 | 03/12/43 | 2 Fliegerdivision intentions 20.00 hrs 03/12/43 for 04/12/43: 1 Ju 88 afternoon sea reconnaissance between 03 and 08 E to 40 N, one rotte Arados late afternoon security reconnaissance along coast as far as Nice. |
| 247 | VL1149 | 02/12/43 | Of I. and II./KG 54 14 (comment, or 15) aircraft landed from ops at an airfield in Emilia between 20.20 and 21.10 hrs 02/12/43.
Secondly, Airfield mentioned in firstly was reported morning 03/12/43 as fully serviceable for night landing same day. |
| 217-9 | VL1158 | 03/12/43 | Incomplete recce effort Western Mediterranean on 03/12/43:
Offshore round Corsica including Bonifacio Straits 07.45 – 10.15 hrs Z not exhaustive owing cloud. 1 Ju 88 Perugia – 4322, 1525E - 4302, 1605E - 4227, 1755E - 4132, 1755E - Bari - 4207, 1725E - 4302, 1605E - Perugia 10.00 – 13.30 hrs Z no photos Bari, one Ju 88 from and to Perugia route 4102, 1115E - 3817, 1045E – 3857,1145E - 3857, 1305E - 3922, 1402E - 4052, 1255E - 4117, 1145E – 10.45 - 15.00 hrs Z. Of Fliegerdivision 2, one Ju 88 route 4222, 0745E - 4152, 0745E - 4122, 0815E - 4052, 0615E - 4207, 0415E 13.00 – 16.00 hrs Z, two Arado visual coast to Nice 13.45 – 15.45 hrs Z. |
| 215 | VL1159 | 03/12/43 | Partial Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost reconnaissance effort on 03/12/43:
1 Ju 88 off-shore Otranto Straits - Spartivento 12.00 – 14.15 hrs Z, 1 Ju 88 probing Nile Delta - Kastelorizo 07.00 – 10.15 hrs Z, 1 Ju 88 Met and sea south and south west of Peloponnese 04.30 – 07.30 hrs Z, 1 Ju 88 harbours east coast Sicily approximately 07.00 hrs Z, photo reconnaissance not carried out owing weather. |
| 158 | VL1184 | 04/12/43 | Unchanged as for 04/12/43 (see VL1135) were intentions Fliegerführer Luftflotte evening 04/12/43 for 05/12/43.
Para 2 – No operations by Fliegerführer Luftflotte 2 on 04/12/43 owing weather. |
| 150 | VL1192 | 04/12/43 | No operations intended night 04-05/12/43 by 2. Fliegerkorps morning 04/12/43, on 05/12/43 Sea and Met recce Adriaticand Tyrrhenian, screening of east and west coasts, photo reconnaissance of three places (comment unidentified ) if weather suitable. |
| 145 | VL1195 | 03/12/43 | Allied raids on 03/12/43, Marcigliano East damage, mainly slight, to 7 Me 109, Stimigliano railway station one ammunition train exploded, damage to installations, Viterbo 1 Ju 88 slightly damaged. |
| 135 | VL1199 | 04/12/43 | Evening 04/12/43 Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost ordered transfer of 4.(See)/126 to Mamaia (10 km north west of Konstanza). Transfer to take place when next weather suitable. Staffel to be subordinated to Luftflotte 4. Comment - contrast VL940 and VL1040 for intended transfer to Pola. |
| 131 | VL1201 | 04/12/43 | Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost appreciated evening 04/12/43 Allied reconnaissance during day of all large
airfields Greece and Aegean area again indicated effort to spot operational airfields of heavy formations. |
| 129 | VL1202 | 03/12/43 | 23 Ju attacked Castelorizo evening 03/12/43 took off Heraklion and Eleusis.
Comment - Details later in Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost operations summary. |
| 121 | VL1206 | 04/12/43 | Transfer of 2.(See)/125 to Mamaia being prepared morning 04/12/43. Subordination to Luftfiotte 4. |
| 107-111 | VL1210 | 03/12/43 | See also VL1159
Complete effort Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost on 03/12/43 79 sorties comprising Reconnaissance 23, Bombers 23, Fighters 12, Escort 6, Transport 12, Miscellaneous 3. Losses, 1 Hs 126.
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| 105 | VL1211 | 02/12/43 | According Bolzano airfield authorities evening 02/12/43 air attack in two waves. First wave bombs “in the town”, second wave in the town and railway installations. 2 bombs on sidings. Bombing height 6-7,000 m. |
| 91 | VL1217 | 04/12/43 | 2 Arado 196 of 2./126 left Skaramanga for Milos before 23.00 hrs Z 04/12/43.
Secondly, late 04/12/43, Gruppe 126 asked Milos to provide fuel and rations from 06.00 hrs Z for 6 Arado 196 which would arrive. Comment - reason for move and duration of stay not known. |
| 71 | VL1225 | 04/12/43 | For 05/12/43, orders to Fliegerrführer Albania.
Able for reconnaissance at 12.00 hrs Z 04/12/43 photo reconnaissance harbours and airfields Apulia if weather suitable. Baker, for battle operations at 18.00 hrs Z 04/12/43. Engage Allied fighter and heavy fighter sweeps. |
| 35- 43 | VL1237 | 04/12/43 | On 04/12/43 complete effort Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost 69 sorties of which 18 Reconnaissance , 2 Bombers, 15
Fighters, 9 Escort, 22 Transport, 3 Miscellaneous,
to be located Mostar is NAGr 12 see VL824).
(Able) Fliegerführer Albania. 3 Me 109 of 11./JG 27, 06.45 – 07.10 hrs Z escort for Ju 87 road Podgorica - Cetinje. 4 Me 109, 08.50 – 09.30 hrs Z and 3 Me 109 11.15 – 12.00 hrs Z task for Army same area. 13./ SG 151, 1 Ju 87 08.35 – 09.00 hrs Z, 1 Ju 87 up 10.15 hrs Z, shot down 11.00 hrs Z. I./TG 4, 1 Ju 52 shot down 09.00 hrs Z Devoli.
Thirdly, supplementary to 03/12/43, reconnaissance: 2 Me 109 photo reconnaissance Brac, Hvar, Soltar. 2 Me109 Trebinje. Bombers: 4 Hs 126 against guerillas area Maglaj, Zavidovici, Travnik, Plevije. 1 Ju 52 of TG 4 shot down 30 km south Dubrovnik. |
| 23 | VL1242 | 03/12/43 | Evening 03/12/43 Luftwaffenkommando Süd-Ost considered Allied activity in Dalmatian area on 02/12/43
stronger than could be established in first instance owing to lack of aircraft reporting posts. |
| 17 | VL1245 | 04/12/43 | Reconnaissance report Western and Central Mediterranean on 04/12/43 included:
Fliegerdivision 2: 10.00 – 14.30 hrs Z 1 Ju 4237, 0745E - 4207, 0745E - 4152 0815E - 4137, 0745E - 4107, 0745E - 4007, 0715E - 4122, 0615E - 3952, 0415E – 4107, 0245E. 13.30 – 16.00 hrs Z 2 Arados security reconnaissance along coast to Nice. |
| 11 | VL1248 | 03/12/43 | Evening 03/12/43 intentions Fliegerführer Albania for 04/12/43
(Able) Engagement of Allied fighter sweeps. (Baker) photo reconnaissance of Podgorica airfield as addendum to reconnaissance tasks. (Comment – not known here) |
| 3-5 | VL1250 | 04/12/43 | Albania Fliegerführer intentions evening 04/12/43 for 05/12/43 (Comment – see VL1225).
Firstly, photo reconnaissance Taranto, Brindisi, Grottaglie, Bari, Gioia Del Colle, Vito Dei Normanni, Lecce, Leverano, Manduria, Pancrazio, Guerilla airfield Plevlje and (fair indications Barrovo). Reconnaissance in support of Army on demand. Fighters at readiness. Shadowing aircraft at 5 minutes readiness during morning. Leaflet dropping by 1 W 34 with fighter protection. Secondly, Aircraft serviceability evening 04/12/43 1./NAGr 12 – total 11, Serviceable 6. 13./SG 151 - 4 and 0. 8./JG 27 – 6 and 6. 11./JG 27 – 5 and 4. I./LG 1 – 1 and 1. Adriatic Staffel – 1 and 1. Airfields Tirana soft. Devoli and Shijak runway only useable. Podgorica and Skutari open to all classes. |