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Re: Possible Staffel or Schwarm insignia on rudders of some 3./KG55 He111Ps during the Polish Campaign?
Steve,
You've provided me with a very important clue that I want to follow up on. It sounds like Chris Goss also has further photos from Uffz Kaufhold's collection, which perhaps is even the collection being sold on eBay. Where did you get the info that G1+CL was W.Nr. 2145? We presently don't carry it with a W.Nr. in the EoE Luft Loss DB:
"May 27, 1940: 3./KG55 Heinkel He111P-2. Forced-landed near Langemark starboard engine damaged by AA fire during sortie to attack roads between Ypres and Dunkirk 10.45 a.m. BO Oberfw Erich Botzki, FF Fw Heinrich Schmidt, BF Uffz Hans Kaufhold, BM Uffz Fritz Wicklein, and BS Gefr Walter Schwinn all captured unhurt – later released. Aircraft G1+CL 100% write-off."
For it to have been lost with 7 Staffel in 1941, it must have been recovered, repaired and put back into service. In searching the EoE Photo DB, I don't find anything I can ID as a photo of this a/c FL. None appears with that loss in Peter Cornwell's TBoFrT&N. Have photos appeared on eBay or been published before of this a/c FL? I'm very curious whether W.Nr. 2145 still carried that insignia when it FL on May 27th, or if this was one of the temporary markings applied in 1939, and later washed off or painted over. Important info for profiling purposes. Perhaps if it still was on the a/c when it FL, I've seen a photo of it on eBay with this on the tail, but didn't realize the connection with KG55.
The plot thickens, as they say.
Thanx for taking the time to help
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