Do 217 in Farnborough

[barkas]

Hallo,
please, do you know the origin Luftwaffe unit of Dornier Do 217M wnr.56158 tested in Farnborough until November 1945 ??

[Peter D Evans]

This Do217M-1 was originally coded U5+?? of KG2 and surrendered at Beldringe in Denmark. It was transferred to Farnborough (via Schleswig) on 13th October 1945 and it was allocated Air Ministrty number AM107. Source, "War Prizes" by P.Butler [Midland 1994]. We have a thread on AM107 over on the LEMB here

Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator

[barkas]

Many thanks,
I find http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/b/445/9/0 , there is U5+?? too, but KG 2 disbanded October/November 1944.
So, what unit to the end of war?

[ju55dk]

It belonged to 2/FAGr Nacht at the time of capture at FlH Odense(Beldringe). So late in the war units often did not bother to repaint aircrafts Vkz.

Junker

[barkas]

Thanks again,
you mean Aufklärungsstaffel 2.(F)/Nacht, isn´t it?
2.(F)/Nacht was a part (Staffel) of some Fernaufklarungsgruppe, do you know the FAGr. unit to subodinate?

[ju55dk]

Hi Barkas.

Yes I mean 2. Staffel. It was written in a hurry. It was under command of FAGr. 4, who with it's subordinated units moved to Odense around 1 of may 1945.

Junker