German tri-engine long-range recce shot up on June 29, 1941

[Dénes Bernád]

Originally Posted by ChrisMAg2

Denes,
I found this: (...)

Well, this contradicts what I found on the unit:

For pre-invasion reconnaissance missions over the Soviet Union, 4./Aufkl. St. (F)/ Ob. d. L. was temporarily based in Bucharest, Romania, and Krakow, Poland. However, on 21 June 1941, it was relocated to Berlin-Rangsdorf for operations against western targets.

In support of Unternehmen Barbarossa, the:

1./Aufkl. St. (F)/Ob. d. L. operated from Krakow, Poland (operational targets included the Baltic States and the Leningrad area);
2./Aufkl. St. (F)/Ob. d. L. operated from Bucharest, Romania (operational targets included Moscow and industrial/mining areas of the USSR); and,
3./Aufkl. St. (F)/Ob. d. L. operated from Hamina, Finland (operational targets included Murmansk and nothern regions of the USSR).

[Source: Arvo L. V. , Luftwaffe's "Kommando Rowehl"]

Now, which internet source is right? Unfortunately, I cannot access any of my sources, as they are packed in boxes

[Dénes Bernád]

The fact that it was a tri-engine airplane intrigues me. Apart of the Ju 52/3m - clearly unsuitable for long-range reconnaissance missions over enemy territory - no other aircraft type, in service in 1941, comes to my mind.
Any suggestions?

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Dénes Bernád

The fact that it was a tri-engine airplane intrigues me. Apart of the Ju 52/3m - clearly unsuitable for long-range reconnaissance missions over enemy territory - no other aircraft type, in service in 1941, comes to my mind.
Any suggestions?

Bv 138? Could have been operating over the Black Sea I suppose but more likey to have landed on water than an airfield.

[ChrisMAg2]

Originally Posted by Dénes Bernád

The fact that it was a tri-engine airplane intrigues me. Apart of the Ju 52/3m - clearly unsuitable for long-range reconnaissance missions over enemy territory - no other aircraft type, in service in 1941, comes to my mind.
Any suggestions?

What about testbed a/c with two original engines and a third in the fuselage for the high altitude boost (i.e. a He 111)? I remember that there was something like that, but don't remember details.