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Re: Wieringermeer Airfield 1940
Could it be that no Luftwaffe units were ever stationed at Wieringermeer/Amstel? It was an insignificant landing ground with no facilities, support or services and that tells me that it's doubtful the Luftwaffe would have stationed any air or flying units there. The Dutch appear to have classified it as an ELG for the deployment of units in the event of war and forced evacuation of the main airfields. However, it might have played a brief role as an ALG for a Luftwaffe Jagdteilkommando of a Kette or Schwarm of Bf 109s from time-to-time during 1940-41, although I have seen no proof of that.
See pages 18 and 20 of this splendid work where Wieringermeer is mentioned only twice, but without identifying or confirming any Luftwaffe aircraft that might have used it for a day or two in 1940-41:
Grimm, Peter, Erwin van Loo and Rolf de Winter. Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd: Nederlandse vliegvelden tijdens besetting en bevrijding 1940-1945 (Airfields in Wartime: Dutch Airfields from Occupation to Liberation 1940-1945). Amsterdam: Boom, 2009. ISBN: 978 90 8506 8235. Oversize Hb. 512p. Profusely illus. (incl. color). Numerous maps (incl color). Numerous sketches (incl. color). Source notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
L.
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