[Boomerang]

Hello DK

On seeing your post, I checked out a DVD German Fighter Aircraft of WW2 1939 - 1942. This includes a segment of newsreel footage which shows Rommel getting out of a Storch in which he has just landed.

The Storch was coded CB + TL.

The footage shows the Storch flying over before landing, this coding is applied to the wing undersides, as well as the fuselage. The narration states that the footage was taken during the initial phase of the Afrika Korps build up, but obviously this is far from definitive!

Sorry this isn't as good as a weblink, but the image should be available via the newsreel archives.

I cannot throw any light on whether Rommel's use of this aircraft was a 'one-off; or did continue, but I thought at least I should post this information.

Regards

Boomerang