Junkers W 34, Störkampfstaffeln, Nachtschlachtgruppen

[knusel]

Good evening Gentlemen,

were combat missions in the Junkers W 34 ever documented to have been flown ?
e.g. by the Störkampfstaffeln or Nachtschlachtgruppen ?
e.g. by Josef Flögel, Franz-Karl Theyerl or Rupert Frost ?

Cheers,

Michael

[VtwinVince]

That's a good question, let me check my files concerning those individuals.

[VtwinVince]

I only have an excerpt from the April, 1945 Voelkischer Beobachter stating that at the time of Floegel's RK award he had completed 625 Feindfluege, but no mention on what types.

[knusel]

Good evening Vince,

"Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries" lists him with 633 missions.
It would be intrigueing to find out how many missions the Nachtschlacht pilot flew in their different aircraft, because of the rarity of many of the used types.

Cheers,

Michael

[Nick Beale]

Probably the best way to approach this is through the Bundesarchiv’s downloadable files showing the strength and equipment of the Nachtschlacht units concerned. This should tell you how many W 34s they had and whether they were classed as operational or liaison machines.