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Originally Posted by Chris Goss
Has any account of the operations of these 4 staffel been published? I have the potted histories (which are thin) but from what I can see, 51 aircrew were awarded the DKiG and one, Hptm Franz Kustaz, the RK which is quite impressive. Matti has been helpful with the losses (they flew Do 17, Do 217 and He 111 but in very small numbers) but am I missing something?
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Chris -
Some 30 years ago, I was in frequent touch with Werner Horst, a retired Oberst from the Luftwaffe and Bundesluftwaffe. He was the president of the Association of Aufklärungsflieger Veterans. The association had a comprehensive archive covering all of the wartime Aufklärungs units, and I know for a fact that this included all 4 of the Nachtaufklärungsstaffeln. The members were encouraged to write these and they are based on personal papers, Flugbücher and memories. Werner Horst, who lived in Bonn at the time, passed away years ago, but if you could find out what happened to the Association's archive, which at the time was in his possession, it would be a rich lode for the researcher.
L.