ID of Staffel code within KGzbV1 of 1Z+IZ?

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

So this would have been from V Gruppe? So, would the rabbit have been yellow instead of white on this aircraft? It certainly is a light color.

Thanx,

[leonventer]

Hi Larry,

I checked "Junkers Ju52 in de Blitzkrieg" by Schuurman and Kaak. It mentions that 1Z+AZ belonged to 15./KGzbV. 1, which confirms what Byron said. In Appendix 3, it lists Staffels 13, 14, 15, and 16 as belonging to IV Gruppe.

FYI, I did a cursory scan, but didn't find any specific mention or photos of 1Z+IZ.

Leon Venter

[Doug Stankey]

According to our notes, such an aircraft would be of the 15./KG.z.b.V. 1 which was part of the IV. Gruppe. This unit existed from April 1940 to the end of the war (as 15./TG 1). The rudder code was "D".

The insignia that you mention is not a Gruppe insignia, so it must either be a Staffel or a personal insignia.

HLdZ
DGS