Pictures of aircrew of 11 Grupppe KG53 5th Staffel
 

Has anyone information of any archives of pictures of air crew of 11 Grupppe KG53 'Legion Condor' 5th Staffel based at Lille Nord & Lille Vendeville? We are particularly interested in Heinkel He111 A1+LN which crashed on 16th November 1940 on its second raid. Pilot was Lt. Karl Svata, Beobachter Fw. Alfred Achstaller, Bordfunker Uffz. Josef Mutzl, & Bordmechaniker Fw. Heinrich Engelken. Any thoughts would be really welcome.

Re: Pictures of aircrew of 11 Grupppe KG53 5th Staffel
 

It is II Gruppe not 11 Gruppe by the way. There is no KG 53 Archive as far as I am aware and any photos of aircrew would either be in the KG 53 history written some years ago or private collections. I have a number of photos of II Gruppe aircrew given to me by Lt Gilbert Geisendorfer and Uffz Josef Schmauz but they were not 5 Staffel. The chances of getting specific photos of those you are interested in are slim

Re: Pictures of aircrew of 11 Grupppe KG53 5th Staffel
 

Cheers Chris- much as I thought- but worth a try. We understand there was a picture- but it has not been seen for some years. Will make sure use II in future! Cheers