Arado Ar 234 of Gefechtsverband KdE ?
 

Re: Arado Ar 234 of Gefechtsverband KdE ?
 

In Eisermann Log-book is a few named about the Kommando, Christoph Regel knows something also about this one as Manfred Jurleit, I suspect also Jan Horn to hv knowledge about that, dates quoted are a bit different as yours..

Remi

Re: Arado Ar 234 of Gefechtsverband KdE ?
 

KDE or K.d.E. means: Kommando/Kommandeur der Erprobungsstellen der Luftwaffe. It was operationally subordinated to TLR which is Chef der Technischen Luftrüstung. It began its existence by order of the Luftwaffe Generalquartiermeister from July 1944. With this order the Generalluftzeugmeister was disbanded.

Hope this helps,

Norbert

Re: Arado Ar 234 of Gefechtsverband KdE ?
 

Thanks

I would be most interested to know whether there were actually any operational missions flown?

Re: Arado Ar 234 of Gefechtsverband KdE ?
 

I couldn't locate it easily but there is an ULTRA message in which Rechlin lists the aircraft it can muster into various types of operational Staffeln.

My impression was that this was a plan which would be activated in an emergency. In the same way, the RAF has "shadow squadrons" which it would activate from its training schools.