He.111 , s.K.G.10, shot down Oct.24th 1943 Bauvais, France, help please

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Joda87

Great thank you Tim!

I suppose GQM is the english translation of LW General HQ

It’s Generalquartiermeister = Quartermaster General.

[Chris Goss]

1 & 2 Staffel did have one or two He 111s at this time but whey they might have been in the Beauvais area is a puzzle unless the aircraft had been handed over to Luftflotte 6 and they had not changed the code. I./SKG 10 had no He 111s on its establishment

[Joda87]

So, as Tim suggested, according to He.111 fuselage numbers, the aircraft belonged to the 2.Staffel (which unit..??), do you agree?

[Chris Goss]

Unit is Flugbereitschaft/Luftflottenkommando 6. Claim was by Fg Off L W Seath of 400 Sqn intercepted 4 miles south of Rouen headed east 1230hrs:

https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D7446682

[Joda87]

Originally Posted by Chris Goss

Unit is Flugbereitschaft/Luftflottenkommando 6. Claim was by Fg Off L W Seath of 400 Sqn

Great! Thank you very much Chris.


I don't know this unit, I'll make a research on it...


The 400 Sqn claim is an open data online?

[Joda87]

Btw, at this point, fuselage number is "K1+TK", handwriting is always hard to read correctly...

[Chris Goss]

K1 - Kurierstaffel der ObdL, Stab/Luftflotte 6

[Joda87]

Originally Posted by Chris Goss

Unit is Flugbereitschaft/Luftflottenkommando 6. Claim was by Fg Off L W Seath of 400 Sqn intercepted 4 miles south of Rouen headed east 1230hrs:

https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D7446682

Sorry Chris, I know I'm boring but I'm trying to understand...
What kind of unit was Flugbereitschaft/Luftflottenkommando 6?

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Joda87

Sorry Chris, I know I'm boring but I'm trying to understand...
What kind of unit was Flugbereitschaft/Luftflottenkommando 6?

The duty flight attached to the HQ of the 6th Air Fleet. Such flights flew senior officers around, carried dispatches etc.

[Joda87]

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

The duty flight attached to the HQ of the 6th Air Fleet. Such flights flew senior officers around, carried dispatches etc.

Thanks!
So I suppose He.111 were very few...
Does the "structure" of the unit exist? I mean Gruppen or Staffeln..