Hauptmann Wilhelm Kunze, Staffelkapitän 3./KG 2

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Originally Posted by Simon Trew

Still, I found it interesting, not least because at 33-34 years old, Kunze now appears as my oldest ‘Steinbock’ pilot.

....wondering whether you've discovered anything about Kunze's Kommodore who one suspects would have been even older. Kurt Kessel commanded KG 2 through all of 1943, was awarded the RK in January 1944 and left the unit in April 44 for a staff job...(IIRC). He is pictured alongside a Do 217 with his 'crew' wearing the RK so I've assumed he must have flown a Steinbock sortie or two. Nobody seems to mention him though - not even the German historian of KG 2