LuftwaffeData Wiki

[Andy Mitchell]

Good morning,

Since the last full update the following changes have taken place on the Luftwaffedata Wiki:-

1. As indicated on my post of 25th Feb all of the DEFE3 pages have been updated to include links to downloadable pdf copies of the notes. Thanks to Steve Coates for drawing my attention to the lack of those pdf files since the new site had been built.

2. Update to Aufkl. Gr. 123 1943 for 4 to 10 Jan 1943 ; 11 Jan 1943; 13 Mar 1943; 23 to 26 Mar 1943 and 28 to 30 Mar 1943. Majority of the information derived from DEFE 3 files.

3. New page created in memory of Siegfried Hagen, a member of 6.(F)/122 who was lost in a crash on 22.11.44 - information and documents kindly supplied by Ulrich Habermann, Siegfried's nephew.

4. Update to Aufkl. Gr. 123 1942 for 24 Dec 1942 covering the loss of Fw Alois Ripplinger and Lt. Bernhard Frank - photo of Ripplinger included together with the 486 (NZ) Sqdn combat report. Thanks to Dave Wadman for the documents and the detail.

and last but not least -

5. New pages created for the Nahaufklärungsgruppen including Reconciliation of Formation Data; Staffeln Subordinated; Aufklärungsstaffeln - Disbandment & Redesignation and Nahaufklärungsgruppen - Reconciliation as of 5 July 1943. In addition pages for the following units have also been created - Nahaufklärungsgruppe 1; Stab/NAGr. 1; 1./NAGr. 1; 2./NAGr. 1; 3./NAGr. 1; Nahaufklärungsgruppe 2; Stab/NAGr. 2; 1./NAGr. 2; 2./NAGr. 2 and 3./NAGr. 2. All text kindly supplied by Larry de Zeng IV.

Many thanks for reading.

Additions and correction (with sources) always welcome.