First P/R overflight of Moscow?

[Larry deZeng]

Jim -

Have it! And it's entirely thanks to Doug Stankey's diligent investigating and good memory. While I was randomly working my way through book after book, he remembered where he had seen it and got back to me this morning. Here are his findings:

It appears most likely that this was obtained from :
Rohde, Dr. Norbert. Die Fliegenden Augen des Oberst Rowehl (Velten: Veltener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, n.d. but probably 2010?). ISBN: 978-3-9813649-3-4.

Specifically page 64 states that Cornelius Noell was the observer (pilot: Josef Bisping) on the missions completely covering the Moscow area, completed on or by 26.06.41 from Dünaburg (Daugavpils). The unit was 2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. Ob.d.L. with Do 215. (Page 154). Where the 01.07.41 date came from I cannot recall.

http://www.eurobuch.com

This is just a guess, but the 1 July 1941 date may be the date Noell and Bisping were recommended for the RK or possibly the date of their final flight to the Moscow area.

L.