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Andy Fletcher

13th March 2013 21:51

Identity of Luftwaffe Unit at Brest

Can anyone tell the identity of a Bf 109 equipped unit based at Brest/Guipavas on 04 Mar 41. Was it possibly a detachment from I./JG 2?

Best Regards

Larry deZeng

14th March 2013 00:37

Re: Identity of Luftwaffe Unit at Brest

Brest-Guipavas (FR) (a.k.a. Brest/Nord) (48 27 00 N – 04 25 10 W)
General: airfield in Brittany 8.5 km NE of Brest and 2 km NW of Guipavas.
Operational Units: Stab/KG 40 (Jul-Aug 40); II./JG 77 (Nov 40 – Mar 41); Stab, I./JG 26 (Apr-May 41); Stab/JG 2 (Dec 41 – Apr 42); II./JG 2 (Dec 41 – Jan 42); 1./JG 2 (Jan-Feb 42); 8./JG 2 (Apr 42 – c. Feb 43).

HTH,

L.

Andy Fletcher

14th March 2013 09:09

Re: Identity of Luftwaffe Unit at Brest

Many thanks Larry, just what I was after.

Cheers

Andy Fletcher

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