FW200 as missile carrier

[Kari Lumppio]

Originally Posted by jim norton

hi,
i have a flugbuch of IV. and III./KG 40. on may 9th f8+lw and f8+cw where training with each 2 hs 293 over the baltic sea. maybe that helps. the to+xo is also reported in this document beeing at lechfeld in 3/44.
regards
jim

Hello!

Does the Flugbuch have any flights with F8+HT? Especially transfer flights to Finland/Norway?

As Juha mentioned earlier it was likely one of the Röyttä (harbour of town Tornio) attackers. There are two photos of this a/c at Kemi before the Lapland War (Finns vs. Germans).
Kemi is only some 20 km (~12,5 miles) away from Torinio/Röyttä. One of the photos shows bulge on the starboard side of the nose, AFAIK that is the recognition feature for missile carrier (Fw 200 C-8 ). In the bulge was probably the missile control equipment.

Regards,
Kari