[Peter Cook]

On 14 August Stukas of II./StG 1 and IV.(St)/LG 1 were part of a midday attack, and various sources describe the number of aircraft as 80 or 50. Which raises the question for me of how many Ju 87s were in a single Gruppe. It is my understanding – and please correct me – that during the Battle of Britain period Luftwaffe fighter Staffels generally had 12 aircraft, with a full Gruppe of 3 Staffeln, plus the Stabstaffel amounting to approximately 40 aircraft – depending on serviceability and crew availability. Luftwaffe bomber formations had 9 aircraft per Staffel, flying in a 'Kette' of 3 aircraft – which would amount to approximately 30 aircraft per Gruppe, including the Stabstaffel. Was this the same for a Ju 87 Gruppe?