SM-82 Canguro Transport Aircraft used by Luftwaffe
 

Does anyone have any information on these aircraft? Uses? Crashes? Shoot downs? Personnel? Etc.

My stepfather Heinrich G. Thomas was an unteroffizier observer on these. Looking for old squadron comrades and any other info available.

drhomanjr@yahoo.com

Re: SM-82 Canguro Transport Aircraft used by Luftwaffe
 

Hi,

severall units like TG1 used the Sm 82.
Here you will find some first basic info about units using this AC:
http://www.ww2.dk/air/transport.html
like:
http://www.ww2.dk/air/transport/tg1.htm

I have some info about SM 82 in southern italy around 1943.
You may contact me via PM

Lino

Re: SM-82 Canguro Transport Aircraft used by Luftwaffe
 

If you can find a copy, Georg Schlaug: «Geschichte Einer Transportflieger-Gruppe Im II. Weltkrieg» (Kameradschaft Ehemaliger Transportflieger, 1989) has quite a lot on II./TG 1's use of the type.

Also, for one that was shot down, go to: http://www.ghostbombers.com/dragoon/odnav.html and click on the link for 17 August 1944.

Re: SM-82 Canguro Transport Aircraft used by Luftwaffe
 

Hallo,
I also very welcome any reports about Savoia service in Luftwaffe, please, especially in Ergänzungs-Transportgeschwader.

From BA-MA, Flugzeugunfälle und Verluste bei Schulen und sonstige Verbänden, there are only two cases:
777/1_42
43.11.05
BM
General der Kampflieger
Fl.Pl.Beauvais-Tille
Tiefangriff
SM 81 wnr 20204 80 % -/-/-

779/1_37
44.05.12
3
FallschirmSch1
Nordostw.Lyon
Absturz (s.Aufst.Verb.v.15.5.44 lfd.Nr.??? Außerdem 25 Fallschirmjager tot)
SM 82 wnr 60827 100 % -/-/-

Re: SM-82 Canguro Transport Aircraft used by Luftwaffe
 

Hi Nick

Great stuff, as usual. You should take up writing!!

Cheers - and keep it coming


Brian

Re: SM-82 Canguro Transport Aircraft used by Luftwaffe
 

If only there was any money in it!

Re: SM-82 Canguro Transport Aircraft used by Luftwaffe
 

Hi Nick

Money? Money? What's that?

You should do as I do - send the wife out to work!

Cheers
Brian