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Re: He60 1R+UH F.Kette Norwegen lost 1/10/41
Could be it?:
Kiestinki (FIN) (a.k.a. Kesten’ga, Kestenga) (65 53 N – 31 49 E)
General: landing ground (Landeplatz) in N Finland 285 km ESE of Rovaniemi. A forward airstrip improvised at about the time SS-Division Nord and Finnish forces advanced through the area in August 1941 toward Louhi (Loukhi). Rarely mentioned after Jan 42 except for occasional use by courier aircraft.
Operational Units: small elements of IV.(Stuka)/LG 1 (Aug 41 – Jan 42); 13.(Z)/JG 5 (Jan 44).
Station Commands: none identified.
Station Units (on various dates – not complete): none identified.
[Sources: chronologies; BA-MA; NARA; PRO/NA; web site ww2.dk]
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