Bf 110 Reconnaissance Unit - Which Staffel?
 

On 24 August 1940 a Bf 110 of Aufklärungsgruppe Ob.d.L. was shot down into the sea during operations over Sheerness. The crew of Lt. Hofer and two NCOs were reported as missing and the aircraft was lost. Does anyone know which Auf.Gr. Ob.d.L. Staffel the aircraft was from?

Re: Bf 110 Reconnaissance Unit - Which Staffel?
 

I have:
1940-08-24, 3.(F)/Ob.d.L., Bf 110 D, 3165, L2+OS, Bei Sheerness
Flugzeugführer Oblt Hofer, Hans-Karl, vermißt
Beobachter Ofw Curdt, August, vermißt
Bordfunker Fw Schierock (Schierok?), Arthur, vermißt
Jägerbeschuß. Bruch 100 %.

Matti

Re: Bf 110 Reconnaissance Unit - Which Staffel?
 

Thanks Matti, that's just the answer I was looking for!

What is your source for this?

Peter

Re: Bf 110 Reconnaissance Unit - Which Staffel?
 

Invariably the NVM with Matti's research

Re: Bf 110 Reconnaissance Unit - Which Staffel?
 

Yes, NVM from WASt.

Matti

Re: Bf 110 Reconnaissance Unit - Which Staffel?
 

Please excuse my naivety, but what do the initials stand for?

Peter

Re: Bf 110 Reconnaissance Unit - Which Staffel?
 

Namentliche Verlustemeldung (excuse spelling). It is a report submitted by each unit which suffered personnel killed, missing, captured or wounded and in a number of cases contains aircrfat details

Re: Bf 110 Reconnaissance Unit - Which Staffel?
 

Thanks Chris, and WASt.?

Re: Bf 110 Reconnaissance Unit - Which Staffel?
 

»Wehrmachtauskunftstelle« = Armed Forces Information Establishment.

Full title: »Wehrmachtauskunftstelle für Kriegerverluste und Kriegsgefangene«, so as above + "for War Casualties and Prisoners of War".

Re: Bf 110 Reconnaissance Unit - Which Staffel?
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsc...ststelle_(WASt)