Crews were transferred from KG 55 to TGr. 30 as early as June 1944. The II. and III./KG 55 had been wihdrawn from the Eastern Front at the end of the Summer and joined in supplying the fortessses (they had recent experience of supply drops to German troops cut off by the Red Army). Transfers of aircraft continued through into November with four of a promised 10 being flown to Bavarian airfields on the 8th.
One example:
CX/MSS/T356/44
From GAMOZ ((GAF Command West)) GAZOP ((Chief QM))1 ((No.)) 15435 on 30/10:
Subject: GABOF ((OKL)) QMG (6. Abt. III C) ((No.)) 10610 of 25/10:
10 He 111 of the 15 allocated as above will be ferried over by crews of RIFOI ((Transportfliegergruppe)) 30, as follows:
3 to Ansbach
3 to Fürth
2 to Würzburg
2 to Kitzingen
KADOP ((III./KG)) 55 is requested to report the W.Nr. of the a/c flown off to ((GAF Command West)) ((Chief QM))1.
NOTE:
1) Compare T346/67 for an example of TG 30 taking over a/c at Ansbach. No elements of TG 30 or any unit equipped with He 111 recently reported at Fürth, Würzburg or Kitzingen. These a/c are however used by operational units for communications purposes.
2) Compare T332/12 for temporary loan to TG 30 of 20 crews of KG 55. On 3/10 and 10/10 KG 55 appeared to be giving up a large number of men for employment in industry (T328/4, T333/25) and on 10/10 the Geschwader nominated a number of senior officers for fighter formation leader courses (R350(C),16).