Pictures of aircrew of 11 Grupppe KG53 5th Staffel

[gwdsoldat]

Has anyone information of any archives of pictures of air crew of 11 Grupppe KG53 'Legion Condor' 5th Staffel based at Lille Nord & Lille Vendeville? We are particularly interested in Heinkel He111 A1+LN which crashed on 16th November 1940 on its second raid. Pilot was Lt. Karl Svata, Beobachter Fw. Alfred Achstaller, Bordfunker Uffz. Josef Mutzl, & Bordmechaniker Fw. Heinrich Engelken. Any thoughts would be really welcome.

[Chris Goss]

It is II Gruppe not 11 Gruppe by the way. There is no KG 53 Archive as far as I am aware and any photos of aircrew would either be in the KG 53 history written some years ago or private collections. I have a number of photos of II Gruppe aircrew given to me by Lt Gilbert Geisendorfer and Uffz Josef Schmauz but they were not 5 Staffel. The chances of getting specific photos of those you are interested in are slim

[gwdsoldat]

Cheers Chris- much as I thought- but worth a try. We understand there was a picture- but it has not been seen for some years. Will make sure use II in future! Cheers