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Originally Posted by Snautzer
Just a question: why would a KG group have surplus of fuel and a NJG not?
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Hi Schnautzer,
I./KG66 was intended to act as Pathfinders for the Mistel units with regard to Unternehmen Eisenhammer. As the objective of Eisenhammer was to destroy Russian power stations, this meant long range (= a lot of fuel). For this reason, Ju 88 S-3s and Ju 188s of I./KG66 were modified in January and February in München-Riem and Roth to carry extra fuel tanks under the wings and in the bomb bays. ULTRA for example states the amount of fuel (in cubic meters) stored at I./KG66 airfields. When Eisenhammer was cancelled, the targets were switched and I./KG66 found itself acting as "Lotse für Mistel" against the Oder bridges. But the amounts of fuel were still there, I think..
Regards,
Marcel