Verbindungsstaffel 70
Verbindungsstaffel 70
(Unit Code: ?)
Formation. (May - Jun 41)
No information found in the primary documents examined as to exact date and place of formation, but a published history states it was established in April 1941 at Paris-Villacoublay airfield in France for employment in South Russia. [1]
South Russia. (Jun 41 - c. Feb 43)
Jun 41: assigned to IV. Fliegerkorps.[2]
24 Jun 41: Bf 109 damaged taxiing at Fp. Iaşi/NE Romania, 40%.[3]
4 Jul 41: Fw 58 damaged taxiing at Fp. Rîmnicu Sarat/31 km NNE of Buzău in C Romania, 30%.
25 Jul 41: Fw 58 damaged taxiing at Fp. Balti (Beltsy)/Moldavia, 25%.
Aug 41: based at Fp. Balta/165 km NNW of Odessa.
14 Aug 41: Fi 156 damaged taxiing at Fp. Balta, 15%.
29 Aug 41: Fi 156 (W.Nr. 4217) crash landed at Kiev, 20%. [4]
1 Sep 41: Bf 108 (W.Nr. 1630) crash landed at Fp. Balta-North, 25%.
Sep 41: Staffel transferred from Balta to Fp. Nikolayev-East.
28 Sep 41: man belonging to the Staffel reported WIA by enemy fire near Odessa.
4 Oct 41: Bf 110E damaged taxiing at Fp. Nikolayev/S Ukraine, 15%.
8 Oct 41: Fw 58 bombed on the ground at Fp. Nikolayev, 10%.
10 Oct 41: 3 aircraft (Bf 110, Ar 66 and a Kl 35) all damaged during Russian air attack on Fp. Nikolayev, all 15%.
Nov 41 – May 42: transferred from Fp. Nikolayev to Germany and disbanded, with assets returned to the schools. Re-established c. April (June?) 1942 for assignment in South Russia.[5]
1942: no information.
Feb – Mar 43: disbanded.[6]
FpN:(L 31524, then L 49372)
Staffelkapitän:
Hptm. (Heinrich?) Wedig (Jun 41 - ? ) 11/41
Other Personnel Assigned to or Associated with this Staffel:
HELLER, Constantine. Ogefr. Pilot. Injured in crash landing, 29 Aug 41.
© H.L. deZeng IV, 2024
References
- ↑ N.Kannapin-Feldpostübersicht; Rosch, Barry C. Luftwaffe Support Units: Units, Aircraft, Emblems and Markings 1933-1945. Luftwaffe Colours/Classic Colours series. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing, 2009. ISBN: (10) 1 903223 64 4.
- ↑ NARA WashDC: RG 242/T-312 AOK 11 Ic collection that includes daily, weekly and monthly IV. Fliegerkorps reports from Jun 41 through Feb 42.
- ↑ BA-MA Freiburg: RL 2 III Meldungen über Flugzeugunfälle…..(Loss Reports – LRs).
- ↑ Loss Reports; A.Mitchell citing: Lw. Qu.M.Gen.Loss Returns 4.9.41 page 8.
- ↑ K.Ries-Deutsche Flugzeugführerschulen und ihre Maschinen 1919-1945:115; N.Kannapin-op cit.
- ↑ N.Kannapin-op cit.
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