[Nick Beale]

Their Staffel was unquestionably 2.(F)/122. The "Gruppe Orlowski" tag was applied to the mixture of long-range reconnaissance Staffeln that he commanded. (As you all reach for your copies of "Air War Italy 1944-45" to check), at the time these were Stab FAG 122, Westa 26, 1.(F)/123 and 2.(F)/122.

In June 1944 Westa 26 was disbanded and replaced by 6.(F)/122 (a new Westa 26 was formed in the East). In July, 1.(F)/123 was withdrawn and disbanded (re-forming with the Ar 234 in Germany) and 4.(F)/122 was brought in from East Prussia. That was how it remained until April 1945.