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Old 6th August 2018, 12:03
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Halbstaffel 1.(F)/120 on 8 May 1945

Hello,

On 8 May 1945, the Halbstaffel 1.(F)/120 sent several of their aircraft to the Courland Pocket to fly out German personnel from the approaching Soviets to surrender to the British or Americans.

'Luftwaffe im Focus Spezial No. 2' indicates the following:

Crashed:
- Ju 88 (Schmidt, Grosser), Vaernes, Norway (at take-off)

Surviving:
- Ju 88 4N+RH (Hasenmüller), landed at Eschwege, Germany (actually made a belly landing and should be considered crashed)
- Ju 88 4N+CH (Deutschbein), landed at Kalmar, Sweden
- Ju 188 4N+E(or F)H, Grossenbrode, Germany


Rune Rautio listed a few more (http://www.ahs.no/forumv3/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=144):

Crashed:
- Ju 88 Sturzacker
- Ju 88 Vaernes airfield
- Ju 88 4N+RH Kella airfield, Eschwege
- Ju 88 Kurland
- Ju 88 1231 Hoeggia, Tynset
- Ju 88 4N+RH (damaged by AA-fire over Germany)
- Ju 88 Vaernes airfield (damaged)
- Ju 88 430307 4N+KH Norway - Hage (landed only on 9 May)

Survived:
- Ju 88 1285 4N+CH Kalmar airfield (F 12)
- Ju 88 G2+QH Hage airfield, 6 km from Norden
- He 111 Wittmundhafen airfield
- Ju 88 (NK) airfield
- Ju 88D-1 430722 Vaernes airfield

I am struggling to understand which of those were sent to the Courland Pocket. Is Rune's list the latest status or have new aircraft been found since he prepared this list (2006)?

Also, in the explanation how the Halbstaffel 1.(F)/120 was created, he mentioned that the 1.(F)/22 was sent to Italy in spring 1944, but according to http://ww2.dk/air/recon/aufklg22.html they stayed in Norway?

Regards,

Roger
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