[Mirek Wawrzynski]

Reading the post about attack of III/KG 51, I have just realised, that this unit had changed its flight structure.
Mostly bombers had flown in basic formation of 3 planes: like Ju 87, He 111, Ju 88, Do 17 filghts/staffel etc.

This tactic had been changed during adaptation of III/KG 51 to the assoult/destroyers role. They began attack early in the morning in formation of 2-planes (Rotte) instead of bombers 3 planes formation.
There were also one case, when one Ju 88 had attack Soviet airfiled early in the morning destroying 7 of 10 I-16 of 87. IAP.

A few hours later, they attacked attack some airfileds in bigger formation.


Second: Ju 88 A-5 of III/KG 51 had used SD 2 bombs, there were two cases (Ju 88 and Do 17 Z) in Luftflotte 2 of self-explosion of them during normal flying due to construction problems with their containers.
Maybe some losses of Ju 88 in III/KG 51 were sustained due to same reason?
Is there any information about such accidents? SD 2 were for a while not used due to these explosions in summer 1941.

Regards,
mw