Unidentified KG76 Dornier 17

[Andy Saunders]

I have this photograph which I am unable to identify.

Can anybody help?

On the reverse is an inscription. It looks like: "Luckheim's Do 17, Sept 1940".

Any ideas out there?

[ChrisS]

Hi Andy

As far as I can tell 2 and 8./KG76 used white outlined letters.

Cheers

Chris

[Andy Saunders]

Thanks very much, Chris.

I think (from chatting with Chris Goss today) this this is likely 2 Staffel.

Does anybody have a Luckheim (or similar?) on 2./KG76 roster during August/September 1940?

[robert]

Hi,

I have this photo on film with other photos taken by a member of III./KG76.

Regards

Robert

[Larry Hickey]

Andy,

I just ran all of the photos in the EoE photo DB for F1+B_. This could be F1+BA of the Gesch Stab, but the spacing isn't right and the blue number looks lighter in the photos I have of that a/c.

The identical photo that you asked about we list as 8 Staffel. After looking at the other possibilities I ran all 60 photo for 8./KG76, and the spacing, position and appearance of the lettering is identical. My conclusion is that our ID of this as an 8./KG76 aircraft is correct.

So, does anybody show a pilot or observer in 8./KG76 during 1940 with the name Luckheim?

Regards,

Larry Hickey
EoE Project Coordinator

[Andy Saunders]

Thank you for that input, Larry.

Thus far, the story behind the photograph remains a mystery.