[Hauptmann]

Hello,

in 1943 to 1944 ( till the invasion ) the 4.(F)/123 flew recce mission over the south Coast of England ( from Plymouth to Hostings) ... From the middle of june 1944 they trasfered from Bernay to Nonancort/Dreux and they flew missions over the invasion front... in july they transfered to Cormeilles-en-Vexin... the 20th of august 1944 they trasfered to Rosaries/Chaulnes flying sorties over Lettavre, Paris, Romilly, Troyes and Montargis... the 26th of august they moved to Douzy/Sedan... the 31st of August they trasfered to Trier-Euren... the 3rd of september they transfered to Niedermendig flying sorties over Aachen, Geilenkirchen, Monschau, Huertgenwald, Wesel, Xanten, Zabern and Muelhausen...
From january 1945 they flew with a double task... flying Jabos sorties and taking some photos at the same time... the 25th of Februar they operated from Limburg... the 27th of Februar Uffz.Lessmann spotted 15 tanks wich had allready crossed the Rine... it was allmost the End... they keept on flying sorties over Frankfurt, Hanau and Aschaffenburg... it looks like one of their last task was to search for a lost division over the Black Forest... later they transfered to Kalden and the last airfield from where they operated was Gottingen...

"We remained a very disciplined and performing unit till the bitter end"

These are the really last words from a diary/photoalbum of a mechanic of this unit...

I hope that I could help...